NRO awards contracts to Xplore and five other hyperspectral imaging companies The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six companies offering — or planning to offer — satellite images of… Read More
NRO strikes multibillion-dollar deals with BlackSky, Maxar and Planet for spy satellite imagery Three satellite imaging companies are in line to receive billions of dollars from the National Reconnaissance Office over the next… Read More
Seattle’s BlackSky and other satellite imaging ventures bear witness to devastation in Beirut The aftermath of this week’s Beirut chemical explosion has been covered in triplicate by U.S. satellite imaging systems — with… Read More
SpaceX sends Starlink and Planet satellites to orbit in a new kind of piggyback launch SpaceX today launched dozens more of its Starlink broadband internet satellites, plus three piggyback satellites for Planet — marking the… Read More
Images start to stream in from new crop of satellites after two launch extravaganzas More than 100 payloads have been put into orbit over the past couple of weeks, including 64 satellites riding a… Read More
Rocket Lab sends Electron rocket into orbit, marking milestone for moon mission Rocket Lab’s two-stage Electron rocket successfully reached Earth orbit and deployed satellites for the first time today, raising hopes for… Read More
Planet Labs says it’ll acquire Google’s satellite imaging subsidiary, Terra Bella Planet Labs says it has struck a deal to acquire Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging operation and its constellation of… Read More
Planet opens office in Seattle area to work on data platform for satellite imagery BELLEVUE, Wash. – Planet has landed … in the Seattle area. The upstart satellite imaging company formerly known as Planet Labs… Read More
