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You may think a satellite image is just a photo, but it’s actually a compressed array of bytes that usually takes hours to develop before a human ever sees it. By then, the data is already hours old. Our work with @NVIDIA is helping change that. The goal? Moving the “brains” of compute right next to the “eyes” of the sensor, expediting insights closer to the speed of collection. Check out their Earth Day blog below.👇

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 A day to reflect on our spaceship-- an incredible dynamic, living system we call home. Apollo went to the Moon only to discover the Earth: its beauty, specialness, fragility. A few weeks ago, Artemis helped us re-find it. And inspired humans around the world of what we can do when we come together. At @Planet, we see that beauty (and the challenges) in real-time, 365 days a year. Let’s use these smarts to build a more resilient future. 🛰️🌏 #EarthDay2026

Space, for Earth. We go to orbit to better care for our life here on this planet. By capturing near-daily imagery of the entire landmass, we’re building a living record of our changing physical world. It’s not just helping us see, it’s helping us understand. 🌎 Learn more about some of the work we’re doing with our customers and partners here: planet.widen.net/content/yxqgtn…

(1) SkySat • Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom • July 11, 2024 (2) SkySat • Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, United Kingdom • May 16, 2025 (3) SkySat • Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom • July 2, 2025 (4) SkySat • London Stadium, London, United Kingdom • April 30, 2024

You’ve seen Premier League stadiums from the stands and on TV. But from a satellite? That’s where the hidden details emerge, revealing a side of the story that’s invisible from the ground. Find out what @TheAthletic discovered using our imagery: nytimes.com/athletic/71960…

SkySat • Tulip fields near Lisse, Netherlands • April 14, 2026

As Europe’s spring arrives, fields throughout the Netherlands are taking on the bright hues of peak tulip bloom. Our SkySat constellation captured this colorful view of Lisse, about 15 kilometers away from our office in Haarlem! 🌷

At #TED2026 this week, our Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer @schingler talked about the work we’re doing here at Planet, and how we’re entering the age of “Planetary Intelligence.” ▶️Keep an eye out for the full video soon.

We’re calling on researchers, students, and analysts to put hyperspectral data to use. 📣 Our Tanager Open Data Competition is now live! Participants can use our Tanager open source imagery to showcase real-world examples that are helping make a difference for life on Earth. Learn more about the competition and register here: planet.com/pulse/announci…

Last week as our Pelican-4 passed over Alice Springs, Australia, we used its onboard @nvidia Jetson Orin modules to detect airplanes. We didn’t just "see" these planes, we identified them from orbit, in real-time. It’s one of the first times an Earth observation satellite has moved beyond simple data capture. This is the start of a queryable Earth where the insight arrives before the image even downloads. Learn more: investors.planet.com/news/news-deta…

This is AI detection of planes… done in space! Done with @Nvidia Jetson Orin modules on our Pelican spacecraft. The point here is speed: this was done within minutes of image capture – so summary analysis can get to users faster, enabling real time action. It’s part of the shift to planetary intelligence: we’re connecting our satellite’s “eyes” with the AI “brain” 🧠📡 Congrats to the @nvidia & @planet teams on this milestone! investors.planet.com/news/news-deta…

Three Pelicans have arrived at Vandenberg, ready for our next launch! 🛰️ Stay tuned: we’ll be sharing more updates as launch day approaches. investors.planet.com/news/news-deta…

Three more Pelicans heading down to Vandenberg for launch! The teams are cranking them out, all to boost our revisit rate and all with Nvidia gpus doing AI at the edge… 🛰️🛰️🛰️ investors.planet.com/news/news-deta…

Seen from orbit, the Gulf Coast section of Florida’s Everglades is a tangled mosaic of mangrove islands, brackish channels, and sediment flows. The visual chaos of this region is a testament to its ecological complexity: this is one of the most dynamic and biodiverse areas in the country! 🐊

We’re integrating new patented radio communication technology into our fleets! This tech is designed to help us better support customer needs at the pace of global change. This image shows Pelican-7 being prepared for launch, with C-Band and Ka-Band antennas visible. Learn more: planet.com/pulse/planet-d…

👋Our Tanager satellite got a shoutout from @DJSnM in his recent video on hyperspectral satellites! If you’re curious to learn more about how this tech works, check out the full video here: youtu.be/HSWdIawJ46w?si…

Today marks a historic return to the moon for @NASA! 🚀 We captured this view of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on the launch pad earlier today. Here we go! (1 & 2) SkySat • Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States • April 1, 2026

(1) PlanetScope • Lena River Delta, Russia • September 24, 2025 (2) PlanetScope • Betsiboka River Delta, Madagascar • January 10, 2026 (3) PlanetScope • Indus River Delta, Pakistan • March 4, 2026

River deltas are among the Earth’s most dynamic landscapes, and serve as vital connections between inland waterways and marine environments. PlanetScope imagery shows the diversity of these landscapes, from the channels of Russia’s Lena River, to the heavily sedimented waters of Madagascar’s Betsiboka River, and the green wetland networks of the Indus River Delta in Pakistan.

Just wrapped an incredible @planet On the Road in DC! Great to see our partner countries and companies. We are committed to helping Global security. Our archive, now nine years strong, along with AI enables countries to monitor large areas to get advanced warning of new threats.