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Planet Launches High-Resolution Pelican-2 Satellite & 36 SuperDoves
We are thrilled to announce today that our high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite and 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4G were successfully launched to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-12 Rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Our Planet team has successfully made…...
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The EO Industry in 2025: Emerging Technologies and Shifting Policies Usher in a New Era for Space Innovation
This year was transformative for the space industry. We saw meteoric growth in the number of rocket launches, Earth imaging satellites capturing photos of our planet in unbelievable detail, awe-inspiring new datasets expanding our knowledge of Earth from space, and…
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Planet Rings in 2025 by Welcoming Two New Executive Team Members
As we welcome in a new year, Planet’s leadership team welcomes two new members to its executive leadership team, both familiar faces to Planet. I am thrilled to announce Thomas Murphy has been promoted to General Counsel and Trevor Hammond…
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Leveraging Satellite-Based Solutions for Illegal Logging
Learn how satellite technology can be used to address illegal logging and help ensure compliance with regulations. Illegal logging presents a major global environmental challenge. This unlawful activity contributes significantly to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Since forestry crime…
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Say Hello to Planet Insights Platform
The global Planet community gathered to explore how Earth data, analytics, and powerful tools can be used to create insights that characterize our changing physical Earth.
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Measuring Earth Dynamics With Planetary Variables
Learn how these analysis-ready data feeds can be used to measure a range of important conditions.
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stories
Transforming forest monitoring through innovation: FAO and the NICFI Satellite Data Program
The NICFI Satellite Data Program provides comprehensive access to Planet’s high-resolution satellite monitoring to help reduce and reverse tropical forest loss. This program has enabled successful forest monitoring and conservation across the world’s tropical forests. Today, we are highlighting the powerful work from our NICFI data users at the UN FAO from their […]
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Planet Insights Platform Delivers Powerful Tooling for Unlocking Earth Observation Data
Today, governments and businesses are facing immense challenges to reduce risk, lower costs, remain compliant, and optimize performance in a time of rapid global change. It is our belief that organizations require the ability to dynamically monitor, measure, and report on assets across space and time – look broader, backward, closer and […]
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Multidimensional Earth Data for Broad Area Management
Discover why governments and businesses are investing in broad area management in order to make more informed decisions and mitigate risk.
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