Planet Labs

US satellite imagery firm announces blackout on Middle East war pics

Planet, founded in 2010 by former NASA scientists and whose images are widely used by media and researchers, said it expected the new policy to last until the end of the conflict
US law provides that any company headquartered in the United States that commercially operates high-resolution satellite imagery may be subjected to restrictions for reasons of national security or foreign policy

By AFP · 05 April 2026