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Intelligence Community

Planet Nabs $13 Million Award Under NGA’s Luno B Award For Data Analytics

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

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Planet Nabs $13 Million Award Under NGA’s Luno B Award For Data Analytics

Planet Labs satellite imagery of Russian navy in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 24, 2022. Image: Planet Labs

Planet Labs [PL] on Thursday said it has received its first award under the Luno B contract, a $12.8 million order to provide data analytics for maritime domain awareness. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in January chose 13 companies, including Planet, to compete for task orders under the five-year, $200 million Luno B indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (Defense Daily, Jan. 15). Planet said its award is for the Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance order. The company said it will…

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