![]() ![]() So when they purchased the more aged Earth-observation company BlackBridge in 2015, they gained access to its RapidEye satellites and their archives, extending their imagery back to 2008. Planet's images work great for the recent past, and the future. And governments can spy on whatever governments spy on.Īnother acquisition recently filled in another of the company's gaps. A mining company can learn how much material is coming out of their remote site-or their competitors'. Retailers can take stock of parking lots to understand shopping schedules. And if a tsunami inundates a coastline, satellite data can direct relief efforts to the right places. What kind of data, you ask? Images of farmland, for one, which can help customers measure crop yield. And that means it can sell more data-data perhaps about where you live or work or play-for more money. Even more, Planet just this month purchased another mini-sat company, Terra Bella, from Google, to amp up its space surveillance. But with their powers combined, they can track much more of the Earth than massive satellites from military-industrial juggernauts like DigitalGlobe. They're tiny, weighing less than 11 pounds. These devices, called Doves, will flock with already-orbiting instruments to capture pictures of the Earth. And today, Planet will launch the largest sat fleet ever, on a rocket carrying the most satellites in history, when it sends 88 new craft from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. In 2014, a rocket exploded with a payload of the company's satellites inside-26, the biggest loss ever. ![]() The satellite company Planet is used to breaking records. ![]()
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