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EnglishWhat Satellite Constellations and Imagery Products Does Planet Offer?
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Planet operates a family of satellite constellations—SuperDove, SkySat, Pelican, Tanager, and Owl—and packages their imagery into products such as Planet Monitoring, Mosaics, Tasking, SuperRes, Analytic Feeds, Hyperspectral, and Planetary Variables. The right choice depends on whether you need broad daily coverage, very high resolution, rapid tasking, or specialized data like methane detection. Planet also offers flexible pricing options and a partner ecosystem, with details available on its Pricing page.
The Constellation Lineup
Planet's constellations differ mainly in resolution, revisit frequency, and spectral depth. Based on Planet's own descriptions:
| Constellation | What Planet emphasizes | Best suited for |
|---|---|---|
| SuperDove | Near-daily global coverage, eight bands deep | Broad monitoring where frequent revisits matter more than fine detail |
| SkySat | 50 cm precision, sub-daily revisit | High-resolution inspection of specific sites |
| Pelican | Rapid, responsive, resilient | Time-sensitive tasking and fast response |
| Tanager | Earth observation and methane emissions monitoring | Environmental and emissions-focused work |
| Owl | Next-generation monitoring | Ongoing monitoring programs |
A practical way to read this table: SuperDove trades resolution for frequency, SkySat trades frequency for detail, and Pelican is built around responsiveness. Tanager stands apart because it extends beyond imagery into methane emissions monitoring.
Imagery and Data Products
Planet groups its offerings under a Products section. The main ones:
- Planet Monitoring — high-frequency, global coverage for tracking change over time.
- Planet Mosaics — current, complete, analysis-ready imagery, useful when you need a seamless base layer rather than individual scenes.
- Planet Tasking — rapid revisit and global intelligence, letting you direct collection at specific areas.
- Planet SuperRes — described as rapid revisit with enhanced resolution.
- Planet Analytic Feeds — transforming imagery into insights rather than raw pixels.
- Planet Hyperspectral — timely, accurate methane emission detections.
- Planetary Variables — quantifying changes in dynamic systems, including forest carbon estimates.
These products sit alongside the Planet Insights Platform, which Planet describes as combining its global daily Earth data, derived data products, and cloud-based tools in one place.
How Constellations Connect to Services
The constellations are the collection layer; the products are how that data reaches you. For example, if your task is monitoring construction progress across many sites, SuperDove's near-daily coverage feeds Planet Monitoring, and Planet Mosaics gives you a clean baseline. If instead you need to inspect a single facility at 50 cm, SkySat or tasking through Planet Tasking fits better. For emissions work, Tanager and Planet Hyperspectral are the relevant pairing.
Planet also lists constellation services—from dedicated capacity to a constellation of your own—and a partner program (Planet Orbit) for organizations that want to build on its data.
Choosing Among Them
Use these questions to narrow the decision:
- Do you need frequent revisits over large areas? Start with SuperDove and Planet Monitoring.
- Do you need the finest detail on specific sites? Look at SkySat and Planet Tasking.
- Do you need fast response to events? Pelican is positioned for rapid, responsive collection.
- Is your goal emissions or environmental variables? Tanager, Planet Hyperspectral, and Planetary Variables are the relevant options.
- Do you need analysis-ready basemaps? Planet Mosaics.
Pricing is described by Planet as transparent and flexible, with options matched to needs; specific figures are not stated in the available material, so check the Pricing page before committing.