https://spacewatch.global/tag/planet/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 05 May 2026 06:55:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/planet/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/planet-launches-three-high-resolution-pelican-satellites-including-one-for-the-swedish-armed-forces/ Tue, 05 May 2026 06:55:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73576 Planet Labs has launched three new Pelican satellites, one of which is the first satellite to orbit as part of the recently-announced satellite services agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF). The spacecraft were launched to orbit aboard the CAS500-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Planet has subsequently begun the commissioning process for the three satellites after successfully making initial contact.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/planet-acquires-bedrock-research-to-expand-its-ai-driven-solutions/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69797 Planet has acquired Bedrock Research, a geospatial AI solutions company based in Denver, Colorado, marking a significant step forward for the company's AI-powered global data solutions business.​​​​​‍​‍ Planet had partnered closely with Bedrock over the past year to build and scale capabilities for its global monitoring solutions customers. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/planet-announces-owl-satellite-fleet-to-provide-high-quality-low-latency-global-insights/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68283 Planet has announced Owl, its next-generation monitoring fleet of satellites to support its global near-daily scan capabilities. The mission primarily intends to provide high-quality, low-latency, and truly global insights. With a technical demonstration slated for launch late next year, and the Owl fleet moving into production and launch over the following years, Owl will deliver frequent, best-in-class imagery faster, enabling customers to receive imagery-enabled insights within as little as one hour of capture.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/intergeo-2025-how-400-german-government-entities-access-satellite-intelligence-with-dr-marcus-apel/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68264 In this Space Café Clip from InterGEO in Frankfurt, Dr. Marcus Apel, Director of Business Development – Public Sector DACH at Planet, joins Torsten Kriening to talk about how Earth observation is powering smarter governance in Germany.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/german-space-congress-2025-planet-to-build-satellites-in-berlin-with-martin-polak/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68039 Big news for Europe’s space sector! In this Space Café Clip, recorded at the 3rd German Space Congress in Berlin, Torsten Kriening speaks with Martin Polak, Managing Director of Planet EMEA, about the groundbreaking announcement: Planet will build its high‑resolution Pelican satellites right here in Berlin.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/planet-on-the-road-2025-mapping-the-worlds-water-from-space-with-dr-thomas-heege/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68029 In this episode of Space Cafe Clips recorded at Planet On The Road Berlin, Torsten Kriening meets Dr. Thomas Heege, CEO and founder of EOMAP, a pioneer in satellite-based water monitoring.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/planet-on-the-road-2025-urban-climate-action-from-space-with-gaetano-volpe/ Sat, 27 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68003 Torsten Kriening speaks with Gaetano Volpe, CEO of Latitudo 40, about how Earth observation is transforming urban climate resilience.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/planet-on-the-road-2025-satellites-vs-illegal-fishing-with-eric-anderson/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68025 In this exclusive Space Café Clip from Planet On The Road Berlin, Torsten Kriening meets Eric Anderson, co-founder of SynMax, to explore how satellite data is revolutionizing maritime domain awareness (MDA).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/planet-on-the-road-2025-exposing-hidden-stories-from-space-with-galen-reich/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68008 In this Space Café Clip from Planet On The Road Berlin, SpaceWatch.Global’s Torsten Kriening speaks with Galen Reich, technologist at Bellingcat, the world‑renowned open‑source investigative collective.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/wsbw-2025-pelicans-pixels-planetary-power-will-marshall-on-the-future-of-eo-ai-sovereignty/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67872 Straight from Day 4 of World Space Business Week 2025 in Paris, SpaceWatch.Global’s Torsten Kriening sits down with Will Marshall, co-founder and CEO of Planet, for an energizing deep dive into the fast-moving world of Earth observation, real-time insights, AI, and space sovereignty.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/oscs-traffic-coordination-system-tracss-welcomes-amazon-kuiper-as-latest-pilot-user/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67497 The Office of Space Commerce has announced that Amazon Kuiper has recently become a pilot user of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Amazon Kuiper joins leading names like Iridium, OneWeb, SpaceX, Maxar, Planet, and Intelsat, among others. OSC’s Traffic Coordination System for Space is providing basic space situational awareness (SSA) data and services to civil and private space operators in support of spaceflight safety]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/planet-ships-two-pelicans-to-launch-site-as-its-production-line-becomes-fully-ramped/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66531 Planet Labs has shipped its Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 satellites to the Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of their coming launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The launch is one of several upcoming Pelican launches this year. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/planet-to-support-greek-national-smallsat-program-through-esa-contract/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64560 Planet Labs PBC has signed a contract with ESA to support the Greek National SmallSat Program, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) Greece 2.0. Using Planet’s commercial satellite data, Greece aims to inform and complement the development of its national satellite technology.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/planet-and-anthropic-partner-to-analyze-satellite-imagery-with-claude/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64343 Planet Labs PBC will begin using Anthropic's Claude to revolutionize how it understands and analyzes planet Earth's dynamism. By using Claude on Planet’s daily scan of the Earth, Planet aims to create powerful new capabilities for users across government and business.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/msc-2025-interview-with-dr-will-marshall-planet/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63993 At the BDI Space Night during the Munich Security Conference, Torsten Kriening had the chance to speak with Dr Will Marshall, co-founder of Planet, about their new collaboration with Sky Perfect JSAT in Japan—a major step forward for space-based intelligence and global security. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/general-john-w-jay-raymond-elected-to-planets-board-of-directors/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63513 Planet Labs PBC's board of directors has elected General John W. "Jay" Raymond, formerly Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by stockholder written consent.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/planet-welcomes-murphy-and-hammond-to-its-executive-team/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63324 Planet has announced the addition of two new persons, Thomas Murphy and Trevor Hammond, into its executive team as General Counsel and Chief Communications Officer respectively. Both Thomas and Trevor have been exceptional counselors and critical to Planet’s growth and transformation as a leading space platform company throughout most of the past decade. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/spacex-launches-over-100-satellites-on-transporter-11-mission/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56626 SpaceX has launched the Transporter-11 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, placing more than 100 satellites in orbit for government and commercial outfits. This mission marked the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission which previously launched SDA-0A, SARah-2, and nine Starlink missions. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/fortitude-space-documentary-to-premiere-on-july-16/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56055 Following three years of production, FORTITUDE a new documentary featuring some of the leading names in the commercial space sector, will premier at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on July 16th. "FORTITUDE - Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy" was produced by director Torsten Hoffmann, whose previous documentaries include Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/planet-hyperspectral-satellite-tanager-1-is-ready-for-launch/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55553 Planets has announced that its first hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1 is ready for launch. The spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 3rd in preparation for liftoff as early as July on board the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. Tanager-1 will subsequently be the first of a next-generation hyperspectral fleet which will expand Planet’s imaging capabilities in the spectral domain to complement the existing imaging capabilities in the temporal and spatial domains offered by the PlanetScope, SkySat, and Pelican missions.]]>