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Robert Cardillo Appointed as Chief Strategist, Board Chair at Planet’s Federal Arm

Planet Labs Inc. has named Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief strategist and chairman of the board of its federal business arm. At Planet Federal, Cardillo will support strategic decision-making regarding future products that correspond with the mission needs of the federal government, the company said Tuesday.

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by Noah Chelednik April 27, 2021, 10:24 am
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 143 Spacecraft for ‘Transporter-1’ Smallsat Rideshare Mission

SpaceX has sent its Falcon 9 launch vehicle to orbit carrying 143 spacecraft including 10 small satellites that will serve as part of the company's Starlink broadband constellation, CNBC reported Sunday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers January 25, 2021, 4:58 am
in News, Technology
SpaceX Deploys 58 More Broadband Satellites to Orbit for First Starlink Rideshare Mission
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Planet's Richard Leshner Talks Space, Cyber Partnership Needs

Richard Leshner, vice president of government and regulatory affairs at Planet's federal subsidiary, has said that emerging space companies must ensure that they are well-prepared in addressing new cyber threats, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers January 31, 2020, 10:51 am
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Industry Cites Demand, Rapid Production as Key to Driving Space Economy

Space industry executives pointed to rapid production and customer demand as a key factor in driving the space economy and opening new opportunities in space-related efforts, Florida Today reported Thursday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers May 31, 2019, 3:00 am
in Executive Moves, News
Scott Soenen, Matt Wood, Dan Brophy Take VP Roles at Capella Space

Capella Space has appointed three new vice presidents to lead the company's product engineering, go-to-market and business strategy and U.S. government services. Scott Soenen, a 15-year veteran in geospatial intelligence, joined the aerospace company as VP of product engineering, Capella said Thursday.

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by Darwin McDaniel February 15, 2019, 12:03 am
in Industry News, News
Orbital ATK's Minotaur C Rocket Brings 10 Planet Labs Remote Sensing Satellites Into Orbit

Planet Labs' 10 remote sensing satellites took off Tuesday aboard the Orbital ATK-built Minotaur C rocket that launched at 2:37 p.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Four Planet's Dove satellites launched into sun-synchronous orbit approximately 350 miles above the Earth following the deployment of six SkySat spacecraft into space, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. Rich Straka, […] More

by Jane Edwards November 1, 2017, 3:52 am
in Big Data & Analytics, News
Orbital Insight Raises Funds for Satellite Imagery Analytics Tool Development; George Hoyem Comments

Orbital Insight has raised $20 million in total funds for the development of algorithms that work to analyze satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle-based imagery in order to generate data-driven insights for use in decision making. The Palo Alto, California-based company secured $15 million in a GV-led funding round and another $5 million through a development […] More

by Jane Edwards July 5, 2016, 5:40 am
in C4ISR, News
Planet Labs to Use TCS Antennas for Earth-Imaging Satellites; Michael Bristol Comments

Planet Labs

Latest stories

Robert Cardillo Appointed as Chief Strategist, Board Chair at Planet’s Federal Arm

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 143 Spacecraft for ‘Transporter-1’ Smallsat Rideshare Mission

SpaceX Deploys 58 More Broadband Satellites to Orbit for First Starlink Rideshare Mission

Planet's Richard Leshner Talks Space, Cyber Partnership Needs

Industry Cites Demand, Rapid Production as Key to Driving Space Economy

Scott Soenen, Matt Wood, Dan Brophy Take VP Roles at Capella Space

Orbital ATK's Minotaur C Rocket Brings 10 Planet Labs Remote Sensing Satellites Into Orbit

Orbital Insight Raises Funds for Satellite Imagery Analytics Tool Development; George Hoyem Comments

Planet Labs to Use TCS Antennas for Earth-Imaging Satellites; Michael Bristol Comments

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