Space Earth Obs

Earth Observation Pure-Play Revenue

Annual revenue for the two public earth-observation pure-plays, Planet and BlackSky, which sell imagery and analytics as recurring subscriptions and government services.

Data updated 2026-06-05

Earth Observation Operators

The main commercial earth-observation operators by imaging type: optical (limited by clouds and darkness) versus all-weather synthetic-aperture radar (SAR).

Operator	Fleet	Imaging	Focus	Ownership
Planet LabsPL	200+ satellites	Optical (Dove, SuperDove, SkySat, Pelican) plus Tanager hyperspectral	Daily global coverage and the largest EO fleet. Government, mapping, agriculture.	Public
BlackSkyBKSY	~16 to 20 (Gen-2, Gen-3)	High-revisit optical	Real-time monitoring and AI analytics for defense and intelligence.	Public
Maxar / Vantor	WorldView Legion plus legacy fleet	Very high-resolution optical	The highest-resolution commercial optical imagery, with a US government anchor.	Private (Advent)
SatellogicSATL	~30+ satellites	High-resolution optical and hyperspectral	Low-cost, high-frequency imaging at scale.	Public
ICEYE	~40 satellites	Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR)	The largest SAR constellation. All-weather, day-and-night imaging.	Private
Capella Space	SAR constellation	Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR)	High-resolution radar imaging for defense and commercial use.	Private

Data updated 2026-06-05

Space Earth Obs

Earth Observation Pure-Play Revenue

Earth Observation Operators

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