Planet releases first images from three new Pelican satellites

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Planet Releases First Light from Latest Pelican Launch, Including Imagery from Sweden’s First Sovereign Satellite

May 14, 2026 9:04 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today released first light images from its latest Pelican launch, including the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF)s first ever sovereign satellite. Planet launched these three Pelican spacecraft to orbit aboard the CAS500-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space... More