Planet Labs Annual R

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Annual report 25.170

2018-06-21

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20170317-00053 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com June 21, 2018 2018 ANNUAL REPORT FILED VIA IBFS Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12​th ​Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Subject: Planet Labs Inc. 2018 Annual Report Space Station Call Sign S2912 and S2862 Dear Ms. Dortch: Planet Labs Inc. (“Planet”), licensee of the authorized remote sensing satellite systems operating under the Call Signs S2912 and S2862 hereby submits this report on the operational status of the satellite systems for the 2018 annual period from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018. This report is being filed pursuant to Section 25.170 of the Commission’s rules. I. STATUS OF THE SATELLITE SYSTEMS Table 1 summarizes the status of Planet’s satellites operating under Call Sign S2912. Table 2 summarizes the status of Planet’s satellites operating under Call Sign S2862. Unless otherwise specified in the tables, all satellites are performing to specifications and operational within the scope of their part 25 licensed spectrum. 1

346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com Table 1 - Summary of S2912 (Flock) satellite status, as of May 31, 2018. Satellite Launch Orbit # # Launched # # In Name Date Apogee Launch above 500 km In-Orbit Operation Flock 1 1/9/2014 ISS 28 n/a 0 0 Flock 1b 7/13/2014 ISS 28 n/a 0 0 Flock 1c 6/19/2014 620 km SSO 11 n/a 11 0 Flock 1d 10/24/2014 ISS 26 n/a failed launch 0 Flock 1d’ 1/10/2015 ISS 2 n/a 0 0 Flock 1e 4/13/2015 ISS 14 n/a 0 0 Flock 1f 6/28/2015 ISS 8 n/a failed launch 0 Flock 2b 8/19/2015 ISS 14 n/a 0 0 Flock 2e 12/6/2015 ISS 12 n/a 2 1 Flock 2e’ 3/23/2016 ISS 20 n/a 8 1 *Flock 2p 6/22/2016 505 km SSO 12 12 12 9 *Flock 3p 2/15/2017 505 km SSO 88 88 88 63 *Flock 2k 7/14/2017 475 km SSO 48 0 47 38 *Pioneer 1/20/2018 500 km SSO 1 0 1 1 *Flock 3m 10/31/2017 534 km SSO 4 4 4 3 *Flock 3p’ 1/12/2018 513 km SSO 4 4 4 4 *Total 156 *Total 108 Total 177 Total 120 *Subject to Authorization SAT-MOD-2015-802-00053 granted Sept. 15, 2016: Up to 600 authorized, up to 200 in operations, up to 120 total above 500 km orbit apogee altitude. In Operation = conducting imaging, downlinking, or otherwise actively controlled by Planet Labs Table 2 - Summary of S2862 (Skysat) satellite status, as of May 31, 2018. Satellite Name Launch Date Orbit Status (NORAD ID) Skysat-1 11/21/2014 600 km SSO 1 satellite Operational Skysat-2 7/08/2014 630 km Polar 1 satellite Operational Skysat-3 (Skysat-C1) 6/22/2016 510 km SSO 1 satellite Operational Skysat-4 to Skysat-7 9/16/2016 500 km SSO 4 satellites Operational (Skysat-C2 to Skysat-C5) Skysat-8 to Skysat-13 10/30/2017 500 km SSO 6 satellites Operational (Skysat-C6 to Skysat-C11) 13 Satellites Total Operational 2

346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com II. CONTACT PERSON FOR RESOLUTION OF INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS AND FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES Craig Scheffler Spectrum Manager Planet Labs Inc. 346 9​th​ St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 720-238-5634, email: ​craig@planet.com III. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AND ANTICIPATED LAUNCH DATES Table 3 summarizes the status of Planet Labs’ satellites in construction and their anticipated launch dates. These satellites are not designated as ‘replacement’ satellites but listed here for completeness. Table 3 - Summary of Flock and Skysat construction and launch, as of May 31, 2018. Satellite Name # of Status Anticipated Launch Anticipated Sats Launch Date Vehicle Orbit Flock 3r 16 Construction complete Sept 2018 PSLV 505 km, SSO Flock 3s 3 In construction NET Oct 2018 Falcon 9 SSO-A 575 km, SSO Flock tbd 12 In construction NET Dec 2018 Electron 500 km, SSO Flock 3k 12 In construction NET Dec 2018 Soyuz-2 495 km, SSO Skysat-14 to Skysat-15 2 In construction NET Oct 2018 Falcon 9 SSO-A 500 km, SSO* Skysat-16 to Skysat-21 6 In construction mid-2019 TBD 500 km, SSO NET = No earlier than * Skysats-14,15 will be launched to 575 km and use onboard propulsion to lower their orbit to 500 km, SSO. Respectfully submitted, PLANET LABS INC. By: s/ Craig Scheffler _ Craig Scheffler Spectrum Manager Planet Labs Inc. 3


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