CategorySpace
Overview
Earth observation satellite constellation; 200+ Dove and SkySat satellites for daily Global coverage. Public company (NYSE: PL).
Reality check
Google Project Suncatcher (company-claimed)
Sep 2026: Planet built the spacecraft for Google's first in-orbit TPU prototype, an early test ahead of a planned 2027 two-satellite laser-link mission.
Transporter-18 launch (company-claimed)
Launched 20 satellites on Oct 1 2026: the Suncatcher demo, Tanager-2 (hyperspectral, with Carbon Mapper) and 18 SuperDoves; contact made with four.
Launch record (company-claimed)
Oct 2026: Planet calls it its 40th successful launch, with 718 satellites built and delivered on orbit. Suncatcher results not yet published.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Founders
Satellites
Revenue (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
2
Web sources
4
7 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Planet Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Planet Labs on the deployment map
View the global mapPlanet Labs has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for Planet Labs on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Planet Labs to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Will Marshall Co-founder and CEOsecondary-verified
- Will Marshall Co-founder and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Will Marshallno longer at company
- Will Marshallno longer at company
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Planet Labs.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Planet Labs in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Planet Labs.
Companies (1)
Deployments (1)
People (2)
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Planet Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- planet-labs x awswithAWS30technology—operating
- planet-labs x nvidiawithNVIDIA132technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Planet Labs logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (7)
- https://www.planet.com/
- https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/google-project-suncatcher-facts/ · 2026-09-24
- https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/09/googles-first-suncatcher-orbital-data-center-test-launches-october-1/ · 2026-09-24
- https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/google-plans-first-test-ai-chips-space-under-project-suncatcher-2026-09-24/ · 2026-09-24
- https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/project-suncatcher-prototype/ · 2026-10-01
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260930836177/en/ · 2026-10-01
- https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/planet-launches-suncatcher-tanager-2-224200368.html · 2026-10-01
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Methodology: Verified · 7 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Planet Labs.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Planet Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The Question Gulf Buyers Are Now Asking: Who Can Switch This Off?
On April 4, Planet Labs told customers it would withhold imagery of Iran and the surrounding conflict zone indefinitely, retroactive to March 9. The company said the U.S.…
Planet Labs Deploys Pelican-12 to Advance AI and Satellite Communications in Orbit
SatNews reports that Planet Labs successfully launched its Pelican-12 Earth observation satellite aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission... The post Planet Labs Deploys…
Planet Labs Launches Pelican-12 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-5 to Test Orbital AI and Satellite Relays
On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Earth observation satellite operator Planet Labs PBC successfully launched its Pelican-12 spacecraft aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission…
Google Sends Its First TPU Into Orbit to Test Space-Based AI Compute
Google has sent one of its advanced chips into space for the first time, with a prototype orbital compute satellite built by Planet Labs lifting off aboard a SpaceX rocket from…
3 Space Stocks to Watch as SpaceX Reshapes the Launch Market
SpaceX's 2028 shared Falcon 9 cutoff is tightening launch capacity, boosting pricing power for Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace while pressuring satellite operators like Planet…
Planet Labs Has Fallen Back to Earth, But Wall Street Still Sees a Rebound
Planet Labs shares have fallen more than 60% from 2026 highs despite strong Q2 revenue growth, and analysts' $32.78 consensus price target implies over 90% upside potential.
Defying Gravity: Space Stocks Reach Escape Velocity
Wall Street is re-rating space stocks after NASA's $700 million Blue Origin contract, with Berenberg initiating bullish coverage on AST SpaceMobile, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs.
Planet Labs PBC 2027 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
Jobs, Broadcom, Dell, Hewlett, Planet Labs, and More to Watch This Week
HEO Taps Planet Labs to Expand its NEI Network
The deal expands HEO’s NEI network to 50+ in-space sensors, allowing customers to capture more frequent, high-resolution images of objects on orbit—from a wider range of angles.…
Planet Labs to Support Government, Public Services in Rwanda
The Rwanda Government is looking to tap more into the benefits of satellite technology. It is teaming up with Planet Labs as it plans to launch a new national program […] The post…
Drees & Sommer to project manage new satellite factory in Berlin
German consultant Drees & Sommer will project manage the building of a factory making satellite components and telescopes in Berlin-Charlottenburg for German-American space…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/planet-labs.md
- RSS feed: /companies/planet-labs/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d1b3650c-88dc-4ebf-8fab-7d14fd0c6edc
- Revision history: /companies/planet-labs/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Video
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Planet Labs draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026