Planet Labs PBC (PL)

About Planet Labs PBC

Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch of constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high-cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform in the United States and internationally. The company offers SuperDove satellites to create an always-online scanner for the planet, with the goal of imaging the Earth every day at a ground sampling distance (GSD) resolution of up to 3.5 meters. This combines planet monitoring with other scientific-grade radiometric data from public satellite data programs; and SkySat and Pelican satellites to capture a specified location several times per day, achieving a GSD resolution of up to 50 centimeters after processing, powered by an application programming interface. It also provides Tanager, a hyperspectral imaging satellite that delivers full-spectrum imagery across the visible and shortwave infrared regions, and the Earth Observation platform, which enables customers and partners to access, analyze, and act on its proprietary data catalog by discovering image tasking capacity, relevant data layers, extracting useful information, and delivering insights through custom-built solutions or GIS workflows via APIs and browser-based applications. In addition, the company's satellite services arrangements include designing and manufacturing customer-owned satellites, mission systems engineering, launch procurement, ground station infrastructure, satellite operations, and maintenance, as well as dedicated image tasking capacity on company-owned or customer-owned satellites. It serves agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance, and insurance companies, as well as government agencies. Planet Labs PBC was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Super investor ownership

13 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:

• D. E. Shaw, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$322.94M · 0.1% of book
• Two Sigma, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$108.24M · 0.1% of book
• Arrowstreet Capital, ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$102.35M · 0.1% of book
• Renaissance Technologies, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$23.92M · 0.0% of book
• Israel Englander, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$22.17M · 0.0% of book

A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.

Politician trades in PL

Trades in PL disclosed by members of Congress and executive-branch officials, latest first:

• George Whitesides · HouseSell · $50,001 - $100,000 · traded 27 Mar 2025 · disclosed 13 Aug 2025

A disclosure reports a value band, not an amount, and is due up to 45 days after the trade; some arrive later. Every filer we track, each with their own page, is on the Congress trading tracker.

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