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Shuber-Fuber t1_j5flxe3 wrote

Reply to comment by JustAPerspective in This company just launched a app that allows anyone to purchase satellite imagery. by c4chop

They paid for their own satellite that took the image?

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JustAPerspective t1_j5fmvig wrote

Did they?

Maxar Technologies seems to be a company dedicated to "Integrated space infrastructure and Earth intelligence capabilities that make global change visible, information actionable and space accessible." - basically, selling the data satellites already have.

Plant says "Planet revolutionized the earth observation industry with the highest frequency satellite data commercially available."

When companies make claims about their "data management projects", they aren't constructing satellites - they're marketing the information that's obtained by 'em.

So, we come back to your question: Did they pay for their own satellites?

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TheBroadHorizon t1_j5g0l8f wrote

Yes they did. Maxar and Planet both privately develop, build, and operate their own constellations of satellites. Maxar's satellites are called WorldView, Planet's are called Dove. All are privately funded and operated.

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