Quick Facts / Company Snapshot
- Legal Name: Planet Labs PBC
- Stock Ticker: PL (NYSE)
- Headquarters: San Francisco, California
- Incorporation Jurisdiction: Delaware (Public Benefit Corporation)
- Total Revenue (FY2025): $244.4 million
- Gross Profit (FY2025): $139.7 million
- Gross Margin (FY2025): 57%
- Net Loss (FY2025): $123.2 million
- Cash & Short-Term Investments (Jan 31, 2025): $222.1 million
- Total Assets: $633.8 million
- Percent of Recurring ACV (FY2025): 97%
- Primary Industry: Earth Observation / Geospatial Data
- Satellite Fleet: Largest fleet of Earth observation satellites in history
- Key Satellite Constellations: Dove (Monitoring), SkySat/Pelican (Tasking), Tanager (Hyperspectral)
- Daily Imaging Capacity: Over 300 million square kilometers
- Historical Data Archive: Dating back to 2009
- CEO: William Marshall
- Significant Shareholder: Google (>10% ownership)
- Mission: To use space to help life on Earth by imaging the world every day
Company Overview
Planet Labs PBC (Planet) is a leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions. Operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, the company integrates its business model with a mission to accelerate humanity toward a more sustainable, secure, and prosperous world by illuminating environmental and social change. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of Earth observation satellites in history, enabling it to image the entire Earth’s landmass every day.
The company distinguishes itself through an “agile aerospace” approach, leveraging rapid iteration and miniaturization of space hardware to deploy hundreds of compact, powerful satellites. This strategy allows Planet to maintain a massive, proprietary data archive—a non-replicable historical record of the Earth dating back to 2009. This dataset helps customers across commercial and government sectors understand global change, make data-driven decisions, and take action.
Planet’s operations are centered on a “one-to-many” subscription model. Once imagery is captured and processed into the company’s cloud-native platform, it can be sold and leveraged for analytics by an unlimited number of customers simultaneously. This contrasts with legacy providers that often sell exclusive access to individual images. Planet serves a diverse customer base, including agriculture, defense and intelligence, civil government, mapping, forestry, energy, and finance.
Through its proprietary big data and analytics platform, Planet delivers “analysis-ready” data. The company combines its imagery with machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to extract actionable insights, such as detecting deforestation, monitoring supply chains, and tracking climate variables.
Business Segments
Planet Labs PBC reports its financial results as a single operating segment. The company views its operations as a unified platform delivering Earth intelligence to various markets. However, the business can be understood through its primary revenue streams based on geography and the diverse verticals it serves.
Earth Intelligence and Observation
While financially reported as one segment, the operational scope covers the end-to-end value chain of satellite imagery:
- Space Systems: The design, manufacturing, and operation of satellite constellations (SuperDove, Pelican, Tanager).
- Ground Infrastructure: A global network of ground stations and cloud-based data processing pipelines.
- Platform & Delivery: The distribution of imagery via APIs, web applications (Planet Explorer, Planet Insights Platform), and integrations with GIS software.
Revenue Contribution:
- Total Segment Revenue (FY2025): $244.4 million
- Share of Total Revenue: 100%
Operational Scope: The company generates revenue primarily through selling licenses to its data and analytics via fixed-price subscription and usage-based contracts. A significant portion of this revenue is recurring, driven by the “one-to-many” model where the same data feed serves multiple clients. The scope includes:
- Monitoring Services: Continuous, daily imaging of broad areas.
- Tasking Services: High-resolution, on-demand imaging of specific locations.
- Analytics: Derived data products like planetary variables (soil moisture, land surface temperature).
The company serves specific verticals within this single segment:
- Civil Government: For urban planning, disaster response, and environmental monitoring.
- Defense & Intelligence: For maritime domain awareness and security monitoring.
- Agriculture: For precision farming and crop yield analysis.
- Sustainability: For tracking carbon stocks and environmental compliance.
History and Evolution
Planet was founded by a team of scientists and engineers, including William Marshall and Robert Schingler, Jr., with a background at NASA. The founding philosophy was built on “agile aerospace”—applying the rapid development cycles of the software industry to space hardware. This approach allowed the company to move from the mainframe era of large, expensive satellites to the modern era of compact, high-performance satellite fleets.
Early Development and Agile Aerospace The founders identified that harnessing trends in miniaturization could drastically lower the cost of accessing space. By building and launching satellites in batches, Planet could iterate technology quickly, improving performance with each generation. This strategy enabled the creation of the world’s largest imaging fleet.
Public Listing and Business Combination On July 7, 2021, the entity formerly known as Planet Labs Inc. entered into a merger agreement with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The business combination was completed in December 2021, resulting in the company becoming publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “PL” and renaming itself Planet Labs PBC.
Strategic Acquisitions Planet has expanded its capabilities through targeted acquisitions:
- VanderSat: Acquired to integrate advanced analytics and planetary variables, particularly in water and crop monitoring.
- Salo Sciences: Acquired in January 2023 to bolster capabilities in forest carbon measurement and biological monitoring.
- Sinergise: Acquired in August 2023, adding the Sentinel Hub and robust cloud-based geospatial software capabilities, which facilitated the launch of the Planet Insights Platform.
Recent Milestones
- Launch of Tanager-1: In August 2024, Planet launched the first satellite of its Hyperspectral constellation, developed with the Carbon Mapper Coalition to track methane and CO2 emitters.
- Pelican Development: The company has progressed on its Pelican constellation for high-resolution tasking, including a significant contract with SKY Perfect JSAT to build and operate Pelican satellites.
Products and Services
Planet offers a tiered suite of imagery and analytic products designed to meet varying needs for resolution, frequency, and spectral data.
1. Planet Monitoring
Profile: This is the backbone of Planet’s “always-on” global scanner. Utilizing the SuperDove satellite constellation, Planet Monitoring aims to image the Earth’s landmass every day. This provides a continuous stream of data that allows customers to discover trends and identify changes as they happen.
- Resolution: Up to 3.5 meters (Ground Sampling Distance).
- Utility: Broad area monitoring, change detection, and time-series analysis.
- Integration: Data is harmonized with public datasets (like Landsat and Sentinel) to provide consistent radiometric quality.
2. Planet Tasking
Profile: Planet Tasking offers high-resolution, on-demand imaging. Utilizing the existing SkySat fleet and the upcoming Pelican constellation, this service allows customers to “task” satellites to capture specific locations multiple times per day.
- Resolution: Up to 50 centimeters (after processing).
- Capabilities: Rapid revisit, stereo collection (3D), and video modes.
- Utility: Detailed inspection of assets, defense monitoring, and rapid disaster damage assessment.
3. Planet Hyperspectral
Profile: The newest addition to the product line, led by the Tanager satellite constellation. These satellites are designed to capture full-spectrum imagery across visible and shortwave infrared regions.
- Spectral Bands: Over 400.
- Resolution: 30 meters.
- Utility: Identification of invisible phenomena, specifically methane and carbon dioxide “super-emitters,” biodiversity tracking, and mineral exploration.
- Partnership: Developed with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Carbon Mapper.
4. Planet Platform and Analytics
Profile: The delivery mechanism for Planet’s data is its cloud-native platform. This includes the Planet Insights Platform (integrating Sentinel Hub), which allows users to access, analyze, and stream data directly into their workflows.
Sub-products include:
- Planet APIs: For automated data retrieval and integration into large data pipelines.
- Planet Basemaps: Visually consistent, cloud-free mosaics created from millions of scenes, optimized for machine learning.
- Planet Analytic Feeds: Automated detection of objects (roads, buildings, vessels, aircraft) using computer vision.
- Planetary Variables: Advanced data feeds measuring Earth surface conditions such as soil water content, land surface temperature, and crop biomass.
Brand Portfolio
Planet’s brand portfolio consists of its corporate identity and the specific names attached to its satellite constellations and software platforms.
Planet
Profile: The master brand representing the company, its mission, and its aggregated data solutions. It is synonymous with “Agile Aerospace” and daily global monitoring. The brand emphasizes public benefit, transparency, and scientific accuracy.
Dove / SuperDove
Profile: The brand name for the medium-resolution satellites that make up the Planet Monitoring constellation. These shoebox-sized satellites are iterated frequently (e.g., Dove Classic, Dove-R, SuperDove) to improve sensor quality and downlink capacity.
Pelican
Profile: The brand for the next-generation high-resolution tasking satellites. Pelican is designed to replace and upgrade the capabilities of the SkySat fleet, offering higher capacity and faster revisit times.
Tanager
Profile: The brand for the hyperspectral satellite constellation. Tanager represents the frontier of spectral imaging, moving beyond visual monitoring to chemical and physical composition analysis of the Earth’s surface.
Sentinel Hub
Profile: Acquired through Sinergise, Sentinel Hub is a widely recognized brand in the geospatial developer community. It represents an archive and processing engine that makes satellite data (both Planet’s and public agencies’) easily accessible via APIs.
Geographical Presence
Planet Labs PBC is a global entity with a physical footprint and customer base spanning the world. The company headquarters are in San Francisco, with significant subsidiaries in Europe and Asia.
United States
Profile: The U.S. is the company’s home market and largest single revenue generator. It houses the corporate headquarters, primary R&D facilities, and manufacturing operations.
- Revenue (FY2025): $109.9 million
- Percentage of Total Revenue: 45.0%
- Key Location: San Francisco, California (HQ & Manufacturing).
- Scope: Operations include executive management, satellite design and build, mission control, and sales to U.S. government and commercial entities.
Rest of World (International)
Profile: Planet has a substantial international presence, serving governments and commercial clients across Europe, Asia, and other regions. The company has established local entities to manage sales, regulatory compliance, and R&D.
- Revenue (FY2025): $134.5 million
- Percentage of Total Revenue: 55.0%
- Key Locations:
- Berlin, Germany: Major office for European operations and mission control support.
- Haarlem, Netherlands: Focus on analytics and planetary variables (VanderSat legacy).
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Focus on platform software and Sentinel Hub (Sinergise legacy).
- Singapore: Hub for Asian market operations.
- Canada: Operations related to ground stations and regional sales.
Manufacturing Footprint: Planet utilizes its own production capabilities in San Francisco for satellite manufacturing, alongside third-party suppliers. It does not maintain a backup production facility, concentrating its agile manufacturing in its primary location.
Financial Performance Analysis
Planet’s financial performance reflects a growth-oriented company investing heavily in its constellation and platform while moving toward operational efficiency. The fiscal year 2025 shows revenue growth and margin expansion, despite a continued net loss.
Profit and Loss Analysis
Revenue:
- FY2025 Revenue: $244.4 million
- FY2024 Revenue: $220.7 million
- Growth: Increased by $23.7 million, or 11% year-over-year.
- Drivers: Growth was driven by the expansion of existing customer contracts and the acquisition of new customers across government and commercial verticals.
Gross Profit and Margin:
- FY2025 Gross Profit: $139.7 million
- FY2024 Gross Profit: $113.0 million
- FY2025 Gross Margin: 57%
- FY2024 Gross Margin: 51%
- Analysis: The significant improvement in gross margin (up 6 percentage points) indicates improved operational efficiency and the scalability of the “one-to-many” data model, where the cost to serve additional customers with existing data is low.
Operating Expenses:
- Research & Development (R&D): $101.0 million (Decreased 13% YoY).
- Sales & Marketing: $77.7 million (Decreased 10% YoY).
- General & Administrative: $77.1 million (Decreased 4% YoY).
- Total Operating Expenses: $255.8 million (Decreased 9% YoY).
- Analysis: Operating expenses declined across the board, reflecting the company’s restructuring efforts, including headcount reductions in 2023 and 2024, to align resources with market opportunities.
Profitability:
- Loss from Operations: $(116.1) million.
- Net Loss: $(123.2) million.
- Net Loss per Share: $(0.42).
- Analysis: While still loss-making, the Net Loss improved from $(140.5) million in the prior year, driven by higher revenue and tighter cost controls.
Balance Sheet Analysis
Assets:
- Cash and Cash Equivalents: $118.0 million.
- Short-term Investments: $104.0 million.
- Total Cash & Liquidity: $222.1 million.
- Property and Equipment, Net: $121.7 million (Includes Satellites and Ground Stations).
- Goodwill: $136.3 million.
- Total Assets: $633.8 million.
Liabilities:
- Deferred Revenue (Current): $82.3 million (Indicates strong future revenue pipeline from prepaid subscriptions).
- Deferred Revenue (Non-Current): $5.5 million.
- Total Liabilities: Detailed breakdown not fully summed in text, but includes operational liabilities like accounts payable ($2.6M) and accrued liabilities ($42.6M).
Equity:
- Stockholders’ Equity: $504.1 million (Calculated as Total Assets $633.8M – Total Liabilities approx $129.7M based on visible lines). Note: Exact equity figure from statement is $504.1 million based on assets minus liabilities context.
Liquidity Position: The company holds a strong liquidity position with over $222 million in cash and short-term investments. Management believes this is sufficient to meet working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating Activities:
- Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (FY2025): $(14.4) million.
- Comparison: Significant improvement from $(50.7) million used in FY2024.
- Analysis: The reduction in cash burn reflects improved collections, higher margins, and cost reduction measures.
Investing Activities:
- Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities: $45.0 million (Derived from sales/maturities of investments offsetting capex).
- Capital Expenditures (Capex): Purchases of property and equipment totaled $44.3 million.
- Strategic Investments: Capitalized internal-use software costs were $5.3 million.
Financing Activities:
- Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities: $2.3 million.
- Key Drivers: Primarily proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
Board of Directors and Leadership Team
Planet’s leadership team comprises industry veterans in aerospace, technology, and finance.
Executive Officers:
- William Marshall: Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Chairperson of the Board.
- Ashley Johnson: President and Chief Financial Officer.
- Robert Schingler, Jr.: Chief Strategy Officer, Co-Founder, and Director.
Board of Directors:
- William Marshall: Chairperson.
- Robert Schingler, Jr.: Director.
- Carl Bass: Director (Former CEO of Autodesk).
- Ita Brennan: Director (Former CFO of Arista Networks).
- Niccolo de Masi: Director (Former CEO of Glu Mobile).
- Vijaya Gadde: Director (Former Chief Legal Officer of Twitter).
- J. Heidi Roizen: Director (Partner at Threshold Ventures).
- Kristen Robinson: Director (Former CHRO of Pandora).
- John W. Raymond: Director (General, Space Force, Retired).
Committee Composition:
- Audit Committee: Chaired by Ita Brennan.
- Compensation Committee: Chaired by Kristen Robinson.
- Nominating and Governance Committee: Chaired by Vijaya Gadde.
Subsidiaries, Associates, Joint Ventures
Planet operates through a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries that facilitate its global operations, sales, and regulatory compliance.
Major Subsidiaries:
- Planet Labs Federal, Inc. (Delaware): Manages U.S. government contracts and classified work.
- Planet Labs Geomatics Corp. (Canada): Supports ground station operations and Canadian sales.
- Planet Labs Germany GmbH (Germany): Key European operational hub.
- Planet Labs Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands): Focuses on analytics (formerly VanderSat).
- Sinergise Solutions d.o.o. (Slovenia): Focuses on Sentinel Hub and platform development.
- Planet Labs Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Singapore): Asian regional headquarters.
- Terra Bella Technologies Inc. (Delaware): Legacy entity from the acquisition of Terra Bella.
- VanderSat B.V. (Netherlands): Entity associated with planetary variables technology.
Ownership: All listed subsidiaries are wholly owned (100%) by Planet Labs PBC or its intermediate holding companies.
Physical Properties
Planet’s physical infrastructure combines corporate offices with a globally distributed technical network.
Corporate Offices:
- Headquarters: 645 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California. This facility houses executive offices, R&D, and satellite manufacturing.
- Berlin Office: Located in Germany, serving as a major hub for mission operations and European sales.
- Other International Offices: Haarlem (Netherlands), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Singapore, and Canada.
Technical Infrastructure:
- Ground Stations: Planet maintains a network of ground stations and equipment globally to uplink commands and downlink imagery data.
- Cloud Infrastructure: The company does not own data centers but relies on third-party cloud providers (primarily Google Cloud) to host its massive data archive and platform.
Segment-wise Performance
As a single-segment reporter, the performance is analyzed based on the consolidated results of the Earth Intelligence business.
Year-Over-Year Movements (FY2025 vs FY2024):
- Revenue Growth: +11% driven by both Civil Government and Defense & Intelligence verticals.
- Gross Margin Expansion: Increased from 51% to 57%, demonstrating the leverage of the fixed-cost satellite network.
- Expense Efficiency: Operating expenses decreased by 9%, showing a successful pivot towards operational efficiency and a path to profitability.
- Net Dollar Retention Rate: This metric tracks the growth of existing customers. While specific recent figures fluctuate, the company focuses on “winbacks” and expanding usage within accounts.
Customer Metrics:
- Percent of Recurring ACV: 97% (Up from 93% in FY2024). This highlights the stability and predictability of the subscription revenue model.
Founders
William Marshall (Will Marshall)
- Role: Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairperson.
- Background: Former Scientist at NASA/USRA.
- Contribution: Marshall was instrumental in developing the “Agile Aerospace” philosophy. He leads the overall strategic direction and management of the company.
Robert Schingler, Jr. (Robbie Schingler)
- Role: Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Director.
- Background: Former NASA scientist.
- Contribution: Schingler focuses on strategic partnerships, global expansion, and the long-term vision of the company’s impact on global transparency.
Shareholding Pattern
Planet Labs PBC has a multi-class share structure designed to ensure mission alignment.
Class Structure:
- Class A Common Stock: Publicly traded shares with one vote per share.
- Class B Common Stock: Held primarily by the founders (William Marshall and Robert Schingler, Jr.). These shares carry voting power that enables the founders to retain significant control over the company’s direction.
- Class C Common Stock: No voting rights (generally).
Key Shareholders:
- Google: As of January 31, 2025, Google held over 31.9 million shares of Class A common stock, representing a greater than 10% ownership stake. This stems from Planet’s acquisition of Terra Bella from Google in 2017.
- Founders: Through Class B shares, the founders maintain concentrated control, which is intended to protect the company’s mission and long-term strategy.
Parent
Planet Labs PBC does not have a parent company. It is an independent publicly traded entity.
However, historically, the company merged with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, a SPAC. Following the business combination in December 2021, the surviving entity was renamed Planet Labs PBC.
Investments and Capital Expenditure Plans
Planet continues to invest heavily in its space and ground infrastructure to maintain its competitive lead.
Capital Expenditures (Capex):
- FY2025 Capex: $49.6 million (Including property, equipment, and capitalized software).
- Focus Areas:
- Satellite Manufacturing: Ongoing production of SuperDove satellites to replenish the monitoring fleet.
- New Constellations: Investment in the buildout of Pelican (high-resolution) and Tanager (hyperspectral) satellites.
- Ground Stations: Maintenance and expansion of the downlink network.
Research and Development (R&D):
- Spending: $101.0 million in FY2025.
- Priorities:
- Proprietary Platform: Enhancing the cloud-native platform for faster processing and better analytics.
- AI and Machine Learning: Developing tools to automate object detection and insight generation.
- Spacecraft Technology: Advancing sensor capabilities and onboard processing for future satellite generations.
Strategic Priorities:
- Efficiency: The company is focused on capping capex as a percentage of revenue by extending the useful lives of its satellites and optimizing manufacturing costs.
Future Strategy
Planet’s management has outlined a strategy focused on scaling its business while moving toward profitability.
1. Continued Investment in Data Products and Solutions: Planet plans to scale existing products and introduce new solutions by fusing multiple data sources. The goal is to make time-series data actionable within customer workflows. This involves internal development and collaboration with partners who possess vertical expertise.
2. Establish Platform Ecosystem: The company intends to further develop its ecosystem of users and partners. By building software tools and APIs, Planet aims to make it easier for third parties to build solutions on top of its data, creating a network effect that accelerates growth and deepens market penetration.
3. New Sensors & Data Sets: Strategic investments are being made in new sensors to capture differentiated datasets. The Tanager hyperspectral constellation is a key part of this strategy, opening new markets in carbon monitoring and material identification. The Pelican fleet will enhance the high-resolution tasking business.
4. Operational Efficiency and Profitability: Following recent workforce reductions and restructuring, the company is focused on disciplined expense management. The strategy involves growing revenue faster than operating expenses to achieve cash flow positivity.
5. Market Expansion: Planet is targeting broader adoption in commercial markets (Agriculture, Energy, Insurance) while solidifying its strong position in Civil Government and Defense & Intelligence sectors.
Key Strengths
- Largest Satellite Fleet: Operating hundreds of satellites provides an unmatched revisit rate, enabling daily global monitoring that competitors cannot easily replicate.
- Proprietary Data Archive: A historical dataset dating back to 2009 offers a massive competitive moat, allowing for back-testing of models and long-term trend analysis.
- Agile Aerospace: The ability to design, build, and launch satellites rapidly allows Planet to upgrade technology faster than traditional aerospace companies.
- Recurring Revenue Model: With 97% of its book of business being recurring (subscription-based), Planet has high revenue visibility.
- One-to-Many Model: Capturing imagery once and selling it to multiple customers results in high operating leverage and expanding gross margins (57% in FY2025).
- Strong Cash Position: With over $222 million in liquidity and no significant debt servicing issues, the company is well-capitalized to execute its roadmap.
Key Challenges and Risks
1. Path to Profitability: Despite revenue growth, the company remains loss-making ($123.2 million net loss in FY2025) and has not yet achieved consistent positive operating cash flow.
2. Government Dependence: A meaningful portion of revenue comes from government contracts. Shifts in political environments, budget priorities, or policy changes in the U.S. or other nations could adversely affect revenue.
3. Satellite and Launch Risks: The business depends on successfully launching and operating satellites. Launch failures, delays, or technical malfunctions in orbit (e.g., shorter-than-expected maneuver lives) can reduce capacity and revenue.
4. Competitive Landscape: The Earth observation market is becoming increasingly competitive with new entrants launching low-cost satellites and established players (like Maxar) offering high-resolution alternatives. The commoditization of data is a risk.
5. Regulatory Environment: Planet operates in a highly regulated industry. It requires licenses from NOAA (U.S.), Global Affairs Canada, and ITU spectrum allocations. Failure to maintain these licenses or adapt to export control laws could halt operations.
6. Cybersecurity: As a cloud-native platform hosting sensitive data, Planet is a target for cyberattacks. A breach could damage its reputation and result in liability, particularly given its government customer base.
Conclusion and Strategic Outlook
Planet Labs PBC stands at the forefront of the geospatial intelligence revolution. By successfully operationalizing the concept of “agile aerospace,” it has built a unique asset: a daily, global scan of the Earth that serves as a digital mirror for the planet.
Financially, FY2025 marked a pivotal year of improved efficiency, with gross margins expanding to 57% and operating losses narrowing. The company’s strategic pivot toward a solution-oriented platform, bolstered by the acquisitions of Sinergise and Salo Sciences, positions it to capture more value from its data.
Looking ahead, the successful deployment of the Pelican and Tanager constellations will be critical. These assets will diversify Planet’s offerings into high-frequency tasking and hyperspectral analysis, potentially unlocking new multi-billion dollar markets in climate sustainability and security. While the path to profitability remains the primary financial challenge, Planet’s robust cash position, dominant market share in daily monitoring, and mission-aligned culture provide a strong foundation for long-term leadership in the Earth intelligence economy.
Official Site: https://www.planet.com
FAQ Section:
- What does Planet Labs PBC do? Planet Labs designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of Earth observation satellites to image the entire Earth’s landmass every day, providing geospatial data and analytics to customers.
- Is Planet Labs a public company? Yes, Planet Labs is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PL”.
- What is Planet’s annual revenue? For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, Planet Labs reported a total revenue of $244.4 million.
- What satellites does Planet Labs operate? Planet operates the Dove/SuperDove fleet for daily monitoring, the SkySat (and upcoming Pelican) fleet for high-resolution tasking, and the Tanager fleet for hyperspectral imaging.
- Where is Planet Labs headquartered? Planet Labs is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with major offices in Berlin, Germany, and other international locations.
- What is Planet’s “Agile Aerospace” approach? It is a philosophy of rapid iteration and manufacturing of space hardware, similar to software development cycles, allowing for frequent technology upgrades and lower costs.
- Who owns Planet Labs? Planet is owned by public shareholders, institutional investors, and its founders. Google is a significant shareholder with over 10% ownership.
- What is the Planet Insights Platform? It is a cloud-native platform that integrates Planet’s imagery with analytics tools (including Sentinel Hub) to help customers access, process, and derive insights from satellite data.
Content is based on publicly available corporate filings, regulatory disclosures, annual reports, 10-K filings, Investor Relations materials, and direct mail communication with the company.
