Planet Labs
Planet Labs PBC is a leading provider of global daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions, operating a large constellation of Earth-imaging satellites. The company captures a continuous stream of proprietary data to create a non-replicable historical archive, enabling organizations to monitor global change through AI-ready data sets and analytics. Their core value proposition lies in providing actionable insights for sustainability, digital transformation, and global security through a scalable, cloud-native platform.
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Based on Q4 2026 filing
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Data and Analytics Solutions
primaryThis segment focuses on selling licenses to proprietary satellite imagery and analytics via a cloud-based platform. It utilizes a 'one-to-many' subscription model where the same data can be sold multiple times to different customers for monitoring, change detection, and time-series forecasting.
Planet Monitoring, Planet Insights Platform, Planetary Variables, Sentinel Hub, SuperDove, SkySat, Pelican, Tanager
Agriculture companies, Defense and intelligence agencies, Civil governments, Financial institutions, Insurance providers
Satellite Services
moderateLeveraging its 'agile aerospace' expertise, the company provides end-to-end spacecraft manufacturing and mission services for third parties. This includes designing and manufacturing customer-owned satellites, launch procurement, and ground station operations.
Mission systems engineering, Launch procurement, Ground station infrastructure, Satellite operations and maintenance, Dedicated image tasking capacity
Large scale government agencies, Enterprise customers, Philanthropic organizations
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Competitive Position
Planet Labs maintains a significant competitive advantage through its massive historical archive of daily Earth imagery dating back to 2017 and its vertically integrated 'agile aerospace' manufacturing model.
Geographies
Global
Customer Segments
Federal Government, Enterprise, B2B, B2G
Upstream Dependencies
Electronic component suppliers, Launch vehicle providers, Cloud infrastructure providers, Raw material suppliers for satellite manufacturing
Downstream Customers
Precision agriculture firms, Intelligence and defense analysts, Environmental monitoring NGOs, Commodity traders, Urban planners
Competitors & Partners
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Partners
NASA
Collaboration on hyperspectral imaging and data harmonization with Landsat
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Development partner for the Tanager hyperspectral satellite
Carbon Mapper
Philanthropic partner for methane and CO2 tracking
European Space Agency
Data harmonization partner for Copernicus satellite programs
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL
Cloud infrastructure and historical data partnership
Microsoft
MSFT
AI and cloud analytics integration partner
Subsidiaries
Sinergise
Developer of the Sentinel Hub platform integrated into Planet Insights
VanderSat
Provider of advanced water and agricultural data analytics
BlackBridge
Former operator of the RapidEye constellation
Planet Labs FAQ
Common questions about Planet Labs
Planet Labs PBC is a leading provider of global daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions, operating a large constellation of Earth-imaging satellites. The company captures a continuous stream of proprietary data to create a non-replicable historical archive, enabling organizations to monitor global change through AI-ready data sets and analytics. Their core value proposition lies in providing actionable insights for sustainability, digital transformation, and global security through a scalable, cloud-native platform.
Planet Labs (PL) has a market capitalization of $18.3B and trades on NYSE.
Planet Labs generated $307.7M in trailing twelve-month revenue with a net loss of $246.9M, representing a net margin of -80.2%. Gross margin stands at 56.0%, with free cash flow of $58.6M. These figures are based on the Q1 2026 filing.
Planet Labs's key competitors include BlackSky Technology, Satellogic, Spire Global, and others. These companies compete in similar markets and product categories.
Planet Labs has approximately 1,180 employees.