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Mar 2026FY2026 results reported a net loss of $246.9 million and an accumulated deficit of $1.4499 billion as of January 31, 2026; the company has not yet achieved GAAP profitability.
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Updated Aug 5, 2026
Overview
Planet Labs PBC is a public-benefit geospatial-data and Earth-observation company. It designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and delivers frequently refreshed satellite imagery, analytics, and software so governments and enterprises can monitor physical change and make timely decisions.
Primary product
Planet Insights Platform, combining PlanetScope, SkySat, Pelican, and Tanager satellite data with APIs, monitoring, analytics, and geospatial tools.
Founded
2010
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
Approximately 945-1,000 employees; the FY2026 10-K reports approximately 1,000 total employees, including 945 full-time, as of January 31, 2026.
Industry
Geospatial data and software
Sub-industry
Earth observation, satellite imagery, space infrastructure, and geospatial analytics
Offices
San Francisco, California
Berlin, Germany
Washington, D.C., United States
Haarlem, Netherlands
Ljubljana, Slovenia
London, United Kingdom
Graz, Austria
Business model
Recurring enterprise and government subscriptions/licenses for satellite imagery and data
Annual and multi-year contracts
Usage/API and platform access
High-resolution tasking and monitoring services
Funding
Stage
Public company; post-IPO financing
Total raised
$602M
Latest round
Post-IPO financing · Sep 2025
Latest amount
$460M
May 2026
Post-IPO convertible financing
Sep 2025
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Ashley Fieglein Johnson
President and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Murphy
General Counsel
Charlie Candy
Chief Revenue Officer and UK Managing Director
Katie Penn
SVP of Marketing
Work & culture
Mission-driven, technically ambitious, collaborative, and impact-oriented. Published values include Do good, Dream big, Drive for results, Be collaborative, and Strive for openness.
Compensation
Planet says it benchmarks compensation competitively against industry and local labor markets and offers eligible employees equity awards; individual salary ranges and sponsorship terms vary by role and location.
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan
Wellness program and massages
Flexible time off
Recognition programs
Commuter benefits
Learning and tuition reimbursement
Parental leave
Offsites and happy hours
Volunteering benefits
Eligible employee equity awards
Product & market
Pricing
Primarily quote-based enterprise/government subscriptions and contracts; pricing varies by imagery product, resolution, area, revisit frequency, tasking, API/platform access, and analytics.
Differentiators
- —High-frequency coverage, including near-daily global land imaging
- —Large operating constellation with 200+ satellites
- —Combination of satellite data, analytics, APIs, and software
- —Rapid revisit and broad geographic coverage
- —Multiple complementary sensors and resolutions
- —Machine-learning-ready data and change-monitoring workflows
- —Enterprise and government delivery at scale
- —Public-benefit-corporation mission and sustainability orientation
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $300M-$400M annually; FY2026 revenue was approximately $307.7M and trailing-twelve-month revenue was reported at approximately $335.6M as of April 30, 2026.
Signals & risks
Other
Jan 2026The FY2026 10-K identifies continuing operating losses and uncertainty about achieving or maintaining profitability as material risk factors.
SourceLatest news
SatNow · Jul 2026
Pelican-11 launched on SpaceX Transporter-17 as a technology demonstrator for second-generation Pelican satellites designed for up to 30 cm-class imagery.
Planet investor relations · Jul 2026
Planet announced the opening of a London office, expanding its European presence.
Planet Labs / SEC · Jun 2026
Planet reported record quarterly revenue of $94.2M, 42% year over year, backlog above $906M, $731M in cash and investments, three Pelican launches, and new government and Watch Duty customer activity.
Business Wire · Mar 2026
Planet reported record FY2026 performance, $900M backlog, 40 satellites launched during the year, and a multi-year low-nine-figure Swedish Armed Forces agreement.
Open Positions
82 jobs at Planet Labs
Senior Missions Manager, Constellation Services
On-site
Space Mission Delivery
Berlin, Germany
1d ago
On-site
Full-time