Planet Labs Annual R

LETTER submitted by Planet Labs Inc.

Annual report 25.170

2017-06-26

This document pretains to SAT-T/C-20170215-00018 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATTC2017021500018_1242054

                                                                                            346 9th street
                                                                                 San Francisco, CA 94103
                                                                                         www.planet.com
 June 29, 2017

                                      2017 ANNUAL REPORT
 FILED VIA IBFS

 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
 Federal Communications Commission
 445 12th Street, SW
 Washington, DC 20554

 Subject:        Planet Labs Inc.
                 2017 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 2017 annual period from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017. 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.




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                                                                                                      346 9th street
                                                                                           San Francisco, CA 94103
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 Table 1 - Summary of S2912 (Flock) satellite status, as of May 31, 2017.

Satellite Name                  Launch Date         Orbit             Status
Flock 1-1 to Flock 1-28         1/9/2014            ISS               All De-orbited
Flock 1b-1 to Flock 1b-28       7/13/2014           ISS               All De-orbited
Flock 1c-1 to Flock 1c-11       6/19/2014           620 km SSO        All satellites Non-Operational
Flock 1d-1 to Flock 1d-26       10/24/2014          ISS               Failed Launch
Flock 1d’-1, Flock 1d’-2        1/10/2015           ISS               All De-orbited
Flock 1e-1 to Flock 1e-14       4/13/2015           ISS               All De-orbited
Flock 1f-1 to Flock 1f-8        6/28/2015           ISS               Failed Launch
Flock 2b-1 to Flock 2b-14       8/19/2015           ISS               All De-orbited
Flock 2e-1 to Flock 2e-12       12/6/2015           ISS               12 satellites Operational
Flock 2e’-1 to Flock 2e’-20     3/23/2016           ISS               20 satellites Operational
*Flock 2p-1 to Flock 2p-12      6/22/2016           505 km SSO        12 satellites Operational
                                2/15/2017           505 km SSO        86 satellites Operational;
*Flock 3p-1 to Flock 3p-88
                                                                      2 satellites Non-Operational
*Subject to Authorization SAT-MOD-2015-802-00053 granted Sept.        Total Operational: 130 of 200
15, 2016: Up to 600 additional authorized, up to 200 in operations,   Total Launched: 100 of 600
up to 120 total above 500 km orbit altitude.                          Total above 500km alt: 100 of 120

 Table 2 - Summary of S2862 (Skysat) satellite status, as of May 31, 2017.

Satellite Name                  Launch Date         Orbit             Status
Skysat-1                        11/21/2014          600 km SSO        Operational
Skysat-2                        7/08/2014           630 km Polar      Operational
Skysat-3                        6/22/2016           510 km SSO        Operational
Skysat-4 to Skysat-7            9/16/2016           500 km SSO        4 satellites Operational




     II.      CONTACT PERSON FOR RESOLUTION OF INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS
              AND FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES

                 Craig Scheffler
                 Spectrum Manager
                 Planet Labs Inc.
                 346 9th St.
                 San Francisco, CA 94103
                 Tel: 720-238-5634, email: craig@planet.com



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                                                                                                346 9th street
                                                                                     San Francisco, CA 94103
                                                                                             www.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, 2017.

  Satellite Name         # of          Status           Anticipated        Launch        Anticipated
                         Sats                            Launch            Vehicle         Orbit
                                                           Date
Flock 2k                  48    Construction complete   July 2017       Soyuz            475 km, SSO
Flock tbd                  2    In construction         Sept 2017       Electron         500 km, SSO
Flock tbd                  2    In construction         Nov 2017        Electron         500 km, SSO
Flock tbd                  4    In construction         Dec 2017        PSLV             500 km, SSO
Skysat-8 to Skysat-13      6    In final Test           Oct 2017        Minotaur-C       500 km, SSO
Flock tbd                  3    In construction         Oct 2017        Minotaur-C       500 km, SSO
Skysat-14 to Skysat-15     2    In construction         Q2 2018         Falcon 9 SSO-A   575 km, SSO




                                                 Respectfully submitted,

                                                 PLANET LABS INC.

                                                 By:
                                                 s/ Craig Scheffler _
                                                 Craig Scheffler
                                                 Spectrum Manager
                                                 Planet Labs Inc.




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