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Planet Signs Deal with European Space Agency, Enabling Greek Government to Expand National Space Services
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2025--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced that they have signed a new contract with the European Space Agency on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance to support the Greek National SmallSat Programme, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) Greece 2.0. Using Planet’s commercial satellite data, Greece aims to inform and complement the development of their national satelli
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