That is an expansion of restrictions the company implemented last week, when #PlanetLabs said it would delay access “for all new imagery collected over the Gulf States, Iraq, Kuwait, & adjacent conflict zones” for 4 days.

In the msg sent to customers this week, the company said it made the decision “after consulting with experts inside & outside of government.” But the spox emphasized that “the change is not the result of a directive or requirement from any government. It is Planet’s decision.”

#PlanetLabs told customers it has expanded what it calls its “area of interest,” establishing restrictions on #satellite images from “all of #Iran & nearby allied bases, in addition to the Gulf States & existing conflict zones.” It said it was placing a 2-week hold on access to new imagery from that area in the company’s commercial archive.

#law #information #censorship #Trump #geopolitics #MiddleEast #US #Israel #Iran #war

A spokesperson for California-based #PlanetLabs, which operates more than 200 #satellites in orbit, shared a message sent to affected customers this week. The message confirmed that the company had decided to take additional measures to ensure its imagery “is not tactically leveraged by adversarial actors to target allied & NATO-partner personnel & civilians.”

#law #information #censorship #Trump #geopolitics #MiddleEast #US #Israel #Iran #war

#Satellite companies restrict access to #MiddleEast imagery amid #Iran #war

2 leading spatial #intelligence companies say they are restricting access to satellite images of the Middle East in response to the #US - #Israel war with Iran.
#PlanetLabs & #Vantor, which are based in the #UnitedStates & have #federal contracts, say they were not “ordered” by any #government to restrict image #access.

#law #information #censorship #Trump #geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/11/satellite-images-middle-east-iran/

Satellite companies restrict access to Middle East imagery amid Iran war

The U.S.-based companies, Planet Labs and Vantor, say they were not instructed by any government to restrict image access.

The Washington Post

#Satellite firm pauses #imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases

#PlanetLabs , one of the world's leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the #MiddleEast as a regional #war enters its second week.
#iran #iranwar #privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/satellite-firm-pauses-imagery-after-revealing-irans-attacks-on-us-bases/

Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases

Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.

Ars Technica
If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space https://arstechni.ca/XLPb #artificialinteligence #Commercialspace #machinelearning #planetlabs #Science #google #Space #AI
If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space

Google engineers think they already have all the pieces needed to build a data center in orbit.

Ars Technica
Satellite shows what’s really happening at the East Wing of the White House https://arstechni.ca/V9LX #earthobservation #remotesensing #DonaldTrump #planetlabs #WhiteHouse #Science #Space
Satellite shows what’s really happening at the East Wing of the White House

“Now it looks like the White House is physically being destroyed.”…

Ars Technica

Planet Labs wins $12.8 million NGA contract for maritime intelligence in Asia-Pacific

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/planet-labs-wins-12-8-million-nga-contract-for-maritime-intelligence-in-asia-pacific/

Planet Labs wins $12.8 million NGA contract for maritime intelligence in Asia-Pacific

Planet Labs wins $12.8 million NGA contract for maritime intelligence in Asia-Pacific Planet Labs wins $12.8 million NGA contract for maritime intelligence in Asia-Pacific

SpaceNews

#Tagesschau:
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US-Unternehmen Planet Labs kündigt Satellitenproduktion in Berlin an
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"Das US-Unternehmen "Planet Labs" will in Berlin Satelliten produzieren. Rund 45 Millionen Euro will das Unternehmen hier investieren. 70 Arbeitsplätze sollen entstehen."

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/rbb-us-unternehmen-planet-labs-kuendigt-satellitenproduktion-in-berlin-an-100.html

25.9.2025

#Berlin #EO #Erdbeobachtung #Fernerkundung #PlanetLabs #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight

US-Unternehmen Planet Labs kündigt Satellitenproduktion in Berlin an

Das US-Unternehmen "Planet Labs" will in Berlin Satelliten produzieren. Rund 45 Millionen Euro will das Unternehmen hier investieren. 70 Arbeitsplätze sollen entstehen.

tagesschau.de