Planet Labs awarded contract for hyperspectral capabilities by NRO

Planet Labs announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal, Inc., has been awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office, or NRO, for the agency’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement program, specifically in the Commercial Hyperspectral Capabilities focus area. The multi-phased contract will allow Planet to work directly with the NRO to explore how Planet’s hyperspectral capabilities align with the agency’s national space security architecture, the company said in a statement, adding that this collaboration will also allow the NRO various options to conduct additional activities including, modeling and simulation, evaluating future Planet capabilities, and demonstrating how Planet data may be integrated into the agency’s existing operations.