Satellite footprints

Planet Labs SkySat LEO satellite constellation

Position:LEO
Manufacturer:Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
Operator:Planet Labs
Launch vehicles:Dnepr-1
 Falcon 9
 Minotaur C
 PSLV
 Soyuz-2
Launch date:
Expected lifetime:6 Years

SkySat LEO satellite constellation is operated by Earth Imaging company Planet Labs. SkySat has with 21 sates in orbit. Planet Labs currently operates three constellations, SkySat, RapidEYE and Doves. The satellites that comprise each constellation have unique spatial, temporal and radiometric resolutions, to capture Earth’s activities from multiple perspectives and dimensions.

The SkySat satellites, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) aka Maxar, were originally operated by SkyBox Imaging, that was acquired by Google in 2014. In 2016 Skybox Imaging changed name in Terra Bella that was purchased by Planet in April 2017 with Google as a shareholder in Planet as part of that deal. On August 18th, 2020,

Planet completed its SkySat Constellation of 21 satellites by launching the final three SkySats (SkySat-19, -20 and -21) on the Starlink-14 mission with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Satellite Mission Launch Date Launcher Launch Operator
SkySat-1 Cluster Mission 2013 Nov 21st, 2013 Dnepr-1 ISC Kosmotras RUS
SkySat-2   July 8th, 2014 Soyuz-2   GK Launch KZ
SkySat-3 CartoSat-2 June 22nd, 2016 PSLV-C34 ISRO India
SkySat-4 VV07 Sept 16th, 2016 Vega Arianespace FG
SkySat-5 VV07 Sept 16th, 2016 Vega Arianespace FG
SkySat-6 VV07 Sept 16th, 2016 Vega Arianespace FG
SkySat-7 VV07 Sept 16th, 2016 Vega Arianespace FG
SkySat-8   Oct 31st, 2017 Minotaur-C Orbital ATK/NG USA
SkySat-9   Oct 31st, 2017 Minotaur-C Orbital ATK/NG USA
SkySat-10   Oct 31st, 2017 Minotaur-C Orbital ATK/NG USA
SkySat-11   Oct 31st, 2017 Minotaur-C Orbital ATK/NG USA
SkySat-12   Oct 31st, 2017 Minotaur-C Orbital ATK/NG USA
SkySat-13   Oct 31st, 2017 Minotaur-C Orbital ATK/NG USA
SkySat-14 SSO-A Smallsat Express Dec 3rd, 2018 Falcon 9   SpaceX USA
SkySat-15 SSO-A Smallsat Express Dec 3rd, 2018 Falcon 9   SpaceX USA
SkySat-16 Starlink-9 Jun 13th, 2020 Falcon 9   SpaceX USA
SkySat-17 Starlink-9 Jun 13th, 2020 Falcon 9 SpaceX USA
SkySat-18 Starlink-9 Jun 13th, 2020 Falcon 9 SpaceX USA
SkySat-19 Starlink-14 Aug 18th, 2020 Falcon 9 SpaceX USA
SkySat-20 Starlink-14 Aug 18th, 2020 Falcon 9 SpaceX USA
SkySat-21 Starlink-14 Aug 18th, 2020 Falcon 9 SpaceX USA

Planet Labs SkySat LEO satellite constellation

SkySat satellites in orbit
Soyuz-2 launching Planet CubeSats
ISRO PSLV launching Dove satellites
SpaceX launching Small-sats
Earth Imaging; Dukono Vulcano in Indonesia
Earth Imaging; Louisiana USA
Earth Imaging; Antarctica
Earth Imaging; Tidal swamp ecosystem Endyalgout Island, Australia