🟢 Planet Labs is trading 5.4% up today after launching 20 satellites, including Project Suncatcher demo

Planet Labs is trading at $17.02, up +5.42%, after its October 1 launch of 20 satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission.

• The payload included Tanager-2, 18 SuperDoves and the first Google Project Suncatcher demo.
• The Google partnership satellite will test Tensor Processing Units in space; Planet Labs has made initial contact with several spacecraft and begun commissioning.
• Broader markets are also higher, but available reporting does not isolate their contribution to the move.