Planet Labs Annual R

LETTER submitted by Planet Labs Inc.

2015 Annual Report

2015-10-07

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20140912-00100 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Planet Labs Inc. 346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com   June 29, 2015 2015 ANNUAL REPORT FILED VIA MYIBFS Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Subject: Planet Labs Inc. 2015 Annual Report Space Station Call Sign S2912 Dear Ms. Dortch: Planet Labs Inc. (“Planet Labs”), licensee of the authorized remote sensing satellite systems operating under Call Sign S2912, hereby submits this report on the operation of the satellite system for the 2015 annual period from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. This report is being filed pursuant to Section 25.170 of the Commission’s rules. I. STATUS OF THE SATELLITE SYSTEM On December 03, 2013, the Commission granted Planet Labs authority to construct, launch, and operate a non-geostationary-orbit (“NGSO”) satellite system consisting of twenty eight (28) Earth Exploration Satellite Service (“EESS”) satellites – collectively known as Flock 1 – that operates in the 8025-8400 MHz frequency bands and receives command signals in the 2025-2110 MHz band.1 Planet Labs was also authorized to use the 401-402 MHz and 449.75-450.25 MHz bands for early-phase and emergency-backup telemetry, tracking, and command operation.2 On June 18, 2014 the Commission granted Planet Labs authority to construct, launch and operate an additional twenty eight (28) NGSO EESS satellites – collectively known as Flock 1b – and eleven (11) NGSO EES spacecraft – collectively known as Flock 1c – as a Modification to the original grant of authority.3 The Commission granted a further Modification on October 23, 2014 to maintain a continuous fleet of up to fifty six (56) NGSO EESS satellites in an orbit just below the International Space Station (“ISS”). To maintain such a fleet, the Commission granted the authority to launch up to five hundred (500) satellites to that orbit over the next 10 years due to the short orbital lifetime of the satellites in that particular orbit.4                                                                                                                         1 Planet Labs Inc., Stamp Grant, File No. SAT-LOA-20130626-00087 (released December 03, 2013). 2 Ibid. 3  Planet Labs Inc., Stamp Grant, File No. SAT-MOD-20140321-00032 (released June 18, 2014)   4  Planet Labs Inc., Stamp Grant, File No. SAT-MOD-20140912-00100 (released October 23, 2014) 1  

Planet Labs Inc. 346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com   Table 1 summarizes the prior launches of Planet Labs’ satellites operating under Call Sign S291. Table 1 – Prior Launches of Planet Labs’ Satellites Name No. of Launch Vehicle Orbit Launch Launch Status Satellites Date Flock 1 28 Antares (Cygnus) ISS 1/9/2014 Successful Launch Flock 1c 11 Dnepr 620 km SSO 6/19/2014 Successful Launch Flock 1b 28 Antares (Cygnus) ISS 7/13/2014 Successful Launch Flock 1d 26 Antares (Cygnus) ISS 10/24/2014 Failed Launch Flock 1d’ 2 Falcon 9 (Dragon) ISS 1/10/2015 Successful Launch Flock 1e 14 Falcon 9 (Dragon) ISS 4/13/2015 Successful Launch Flock 1f 8 Falcon 9 (Dragon) ISS 6/28/2015 Failed Launch II. CONTACT PERSON FOR RESOLUTION OF INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS AND FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES Mike Safyan Director of Launch and Regulatory Affairs Planet Labs Inc. 346 9th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 mike@planet.com 415-829-3313 III. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AND ANTICIPATED LAUNCH DATES Table 2 - Summary of Flock satellite status, as of May 31, 2015. Satellite Name Status Flock 1-1 to Flock 1-28 De-orbited Flock 1b-1, Flock 1b-2, Flock 1b-7, Flock 1b-8, Flock 1b- 15, Flock 1b-16, Flock 1b-17, Flock 1b-18, Flock 1b-23, Flock 1b-24, Flock 1b-25, Flock 1b-26 De-orbited Flock 1b-3, Flock 1b-4, Flock 1b-13, Flock 1b-14, Flock 1b-19, Flock 1b-20 Returned to Earth Flock 1b-5, Flock 1b-6, Flock 1b-9, Flock 1b-10, Flock 1b-11, Flock 1b-12, Flock 1b-21, Flock 1b-22, Flock 1b- 27, Flock 1b-28 Operational Flock 1c-1 to Flock 1c-11 Operational Flock 1d-1 to Flock 1d-26 Failed Launch Flock 1d’-1, Flock 1d’-2 Operational Awaiting Deployment from ISS (deployment predicted in Flock 1e-1 to Flock 1e-14 late-July 2015) Flock 1f-1 to Flock 1f-8 Failed Launch Awaiting Launch (launch predicted August 17, 2015, Flock 2d-1 to Flock 2d-14 deployment from ISS predicted November 2015)   2  

Planet Labs Inc. 346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com   Respectfully submitted, PLANET LABS INC. By: s/ Michael Safyan Michael Safyan Director of Launch and Regulatory Affairs Planet Labs Inc.   3  


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