Planet Labs announces successful launch of 36 SuperDove satellites

Planet Labs successfully launched 36 SuperDove satellites, its Flock 4y, to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Planet team has established contact with all 36 SuperDoves and has kicked off their automated commissioning process. This marks the company’s 32nd successful launch, totaling over 500 satellites launched since its founding. These satellites were lofted into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission, marking Planet’s eighth flight with the launch provider. Once in orbit, contact with the 36 SuperDoves was established, holding the company’s 100% successful contact rate with its satellites. These 36 SuperDoves will replenish Planet’s current fleet of approximately 200 satellites in orbit, working to scan the Earth every day to make change visible, accessible, and actionable. This data is incorporated into the workflows of over 800 customers globally and thousands of users in agriculture, sustainability, government, and more, to help power better decision making. From measuring crop yields to fighting illegal deforestation to supporting land restoration efforts, global users are finding great value in Planet’s monitoring capabilities. The company is excited to bring even more SuperDove satellites to orbit to further its mission of making daily change visible, accessible, and actionable.