Planet Labs' Open Satellite Feed
Planet Labs, a satellite operator, continues to expand its constellation with the deployment of the Pelican-11 satellite. The article provides technical details regarding their orbital data and satellite tracking capabilities.
Why it matters
Advancements in satellite imagery and tracking have significant implications for global surveillance, environmental monitoring, and data transparency.
Planet Labs is a 15-year-old, San Francisco-based satellite manufacturer and constellation operator. They operate or have operated four different constellations throughout their history and capture imagery of the entire Earth's landmasses every day. As of this writing, LinkedIn lists the firm as having 1,751 associated members.
Their CEO, Will Marshall , is one of the firm's three co-founders. In February, he posted images alongside the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron and Kaja Kallas, who was Estonia's Prime Minister between 2021 and 2024 and is now Vice-President of the European Commission.
Their latest Pelican-11 satellite, which will join their Tanager constellation, was deployed by SpaceX's Transporter 17 Mission on July 7th.
This is its release into Lower Low Earth Orbit (LLEO) over Greece.
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