Small, mass-produced satellites providing daily global imagery coverage. Dove CubeSats offer 3-5m resolution; SuperDove satellites offer 50cm resolution.
Hundreds of Dove and SuperDove satellites in orbit, providing daily global imaging coverage.
Updated Apr 2017Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week
Dove satellites are 10×10×30cm CubeSats weighing ~4kg, launched in batches. Bulk manufacturing makes them affordable.
SuperDoves upgrade sensors to 50cm resolution for detailed inspection while Doves provide daily coverage.
Hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit enable imaging most land areas daily for change detection and analysis.
| Spec | PlanetScope |
|---|---|
| Dove satellite resolution | 3-5 mR (reported) |
| SuperDove resolution | 50 cmR (reported) |
R reported by the company
Planet Labs
Earth-photo satellites, daily images
Planet runs the biggest fleet of Earth-photo satellites, photographing all land on Earth about once a day with small SuperDoves, plus sharper Pelican and SkySat satellites and Tanager, which spots gases.
