Introducing the Pelican Constellation

Rapid, Responsive, Resilient

In an increasingly fast-paced world, there are narrow windows to respond to change. You need timely, accurate information to act for the future. Planet is building a category-defining satellite constellation that is designed to deliver responsive, rapid, very-high-resolution data to those who need to keep pace with change.

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THE PELICAN CONSTELLATION

A Leap Forward

When operational, Pelican will be Planet’s next-generation satellite constellation to replenish and upgrade the ~20 SkySats in orbit today.

Designed with the future in mind, Pelican is planned to offer orders-of-magnitude improvements in capacity, speed, and accuracy.

From higher revisit, to higher resolution, to ultra-fast acquisition, Pelican is designed to provide a leap forward in capabilities, giving you the information you need to act confidently in the face of change.

Expansive Coverage

Up to 30 satellites

More Captures

Up to 30 captures per day

Higher Daily Revisits

Approximately30 minute revisit time

Greater Precision

30cm resolution

How It Can Help

Stay Ahead Through Continuous Change

The Pelican constellation is designed to efficiently capture fleeting and emerging events, especially those that may anticipate new patterns or risk.

Rapid Order & Delivery

Place an order and receive data back before things escalate.

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Higher Revisit

Understand change over a single day or at a specific time.

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Higher Accuracy

See fine-grain details to classify or characterize change over time.

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Highly Complementary

Pair with PlanetScope Monitoring or other sensors for comprehensive coverage.

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Rapid Order & Delivery

Place an order and receive data back before things escalate. Leveraging third-party communications satellites, Pelican will offer reduced latency for downloading data, creating shorter time loops between tasking and receiving data across the world.

Place an Order Within Minutes of a Critical Event, Satellite-to-Satellite Communication Reduces Latency

Higher Revisit

Understand change over a single day or at a specific time. Pelican is designed to offer customers increased rapid revisit opportunities, with 12 imaging opportunities per day over most of the Earth, and up to 30 per day in mid-latitudes.

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Higher Accuracy

See fine-grain details to classify or characterize change over time. Pelican will provide higher resolution images at up to 30 cm resolution, enabling customers to see finer detailed information, as well as improved locational accuracy.

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SkySat (Simulated)

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Pelican (Simulated)

Pelican & SkySat Resolution Comparison

Highly Complementary

Pair with PlanetScope Monitoring or other sensors for comprehensive coverage. Our complementary constellations work in concert to provide customers a deeper understanding of world events, at the speed they change.