Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases
16 hours ago
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- Planet Labs is restricting access to satellite imagery of parts of the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict.
- The company operates hundreds of Earth-imaging satellites, providing daily views of global landmasses.
- Customers include think tanks, NGOs, media, and industries like agriculture, forestry, and energy.
- Planet also sells imagery to the US military and intelligence agencies.
- New imagery over Gulf States, Iraq, Kuwait, and conflict zones will have a 96-hour delay before release.
- Imagery over Iran remains immediately available, except for authorized government users.
- Recent satellite images showed damage from Iranian strikes on US and allied bases.
- Planet aims to prevent adversarial actors from using its data for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA).