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Issuer:     Planet Labs PBC (PL)
CIK:        0001836833
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-009922
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Planet Labs signs low 9-figure satellite services contract with Swedish Armed Forces
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- Multi-year deal for satellites, data and intelligence solutions; value in low 9 figures.
- Third major satellite services contract in 12 months; total over $500M across three deals (Japan, Germany, Sweden).
- Planet's financial guidance for Q4 and FY ending Jan 31, 2026 unchanged from Dec 10, 2025 earnings release.
- Revenue from contract to be recognized over several years; leverages expanded fleet for global customers.
- CEO Will Marshall states deal gives Sweden fast, sovereign space capability, aiding regional allies like Ukraine.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836833/000119312526009922/0001193125-26-009922-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836833/000119312526009922/pl-20260112.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-009922

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