346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com    June 29, 2016    2016 ANNUAL REPORT  FILED VIA MYIBFS    Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary  Federal Communications Commission  445 12? th ? Street, SW  Washington, DC 20554    Subject: Planet Labs Inc.  2016 Annual Report  Space Station Call Sign S2912    Dear Ms. Dortch:    Planet Labs Inc. (“Planet Labs”), licensee of the authorized remote sensing satellite systems                          operating under Call Sign S2912, hereby submits this report on the operation of the satellite                              system for the 2016 annual period from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016. This report is being filed                                      pursuant to Section 25.170 of the Commission’s rules.    I. STATUS OF THE SATELLITE SYSTEM    On December 03, 2013, ?the Commission granted Planet Labs authority to construct, launch, and                            operate a non­geostationary­orbit (“NGSO”) satellite system consisting of twenty eight (28)                      Earth Exploration Satellite Service (“EESS”) satellites – collectively known as Flock 1 – that                            operates in the 8025­8400 MHz frequency bands and receives command signals in the                          2025­2110 MHz band. Planet Labs was also authorized to use the 401­402 MHz and                            1 449.75­450.25 MHz bands for early­phase and emergency­backup telemetry, tracking, and                    command operation.   2   On June 18, 2014 the Commission granted Planet Labs authority to construct, launch and operate                              an additional twenty eight (28) NGSO EESS satellites – collectively known as Flock 1b – and                                eleven (11) NGSO EES spacecraft – collectively known as Flock 1c – as a Modification to the                                  original grant of authority.    3 1  ?Planet Labs Inc., ?Stamp Grant, File No. SAT­LOA­20130626­00087 (released December 03, 2013).  2  ?Ibid.  3  ?Planet Labs Inc., ?Stamp Grant, File No. SAT­MOD­20140321­00032 (released June 18, 2014)  1      346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com    The Commission granted a further Modification on October 23, 2014 to maintain a continuous                            fleet of up to fifty six (56) NGSO EESS satellites in an orbit just below the International Space                                    Station (“ISS”). To maintain such a fleet, the Commission granted the authority to launch up to                                five hundred (500) satellites to that orbit over the next 10 years due to the short orbital lifetime of                                      the satellites in that particular orbit.    4   On June 15, 2016 the Commission granted­in­part / deferred­in­part a Modification in Planet Labs                            authority to construct, deploy, and operate up to six hundred (600) NGSO EESS satellites in                              addition to those satellites already deployed and currently operational. The satellites will be                          deployed at altitudes between 350 km and 660 km and will transmit remote sensing and telemetry                                data to fixed earth stations in the 80­8400 MHz and receive command signals in the 2025­2110                                MHz frequency band, and use 401­402 MHz and 449.75­450.25 MHz frequency bands for                          early­phase and emergency­backup TT&C, and ranging and orbit determination on a                      nonemergency basis. A portion of this grant is deferred, specifically related to the launch of Flock                                2c on the Spaceflight Falcon 9/SHERPA mission, until such time as a resolution can be reached                                with regards to the concerns raised in Orbcomm’s petition  related to the filing.   5 6   Table 1 summarizes the prior launches of Planet Labs’ satellites operating under Call Sign S2912.          4  ?Planet Labs Inc., ?Stamp Grant, File No. SAT­MOD­20140912­00100 (released October 23, 2014)  5  ?ORBCOMM License Corp.?, Petition to Dismiss, Deny or Hold in Abeyance, File No. SAT­MOD­20150802­00053 (filed  Jan. 19, 2016)  6  ?Planet Labs Inc., ?Stamp Grant, File No. SAT­MOD­20150802­00053 (released June 15, 2016)  2      346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com  Table 1 – Prior Launches of Planet Labs’ Satellites    Name  No. of  Satellites  Launch Vehicle  Orbit  Launch  Date  Launch Status  Flock 1  28  Antares (Cygnus)  ISS  1/9/2014  Successful  Launch  Flock 1c  11  Dnepr  620 km SSO  6/19/2014  Successful  Launch  Flock 1b  28  Antares (Cygnus)  ISS  7/13/2014  Successful  Launch  Flock 1d  26  Antares (Cygnus)  ISS  10/24/2014  Failed Launch  Flock 1d’  2  Falcon 9 (Dragon)  ISS  1/10/2015  Successful  Launch  Flock 1e  14  Falcon 9 (Dragon)  ISS  4/13/2015  Successful  Launch  Flock 1f  8  Falcon 9 (Dragon)  ISS  6/28/2015  Failed Launch  Flock 2b  14  H­IIB (HTV­5)  ISS  8/19/2015  Successful  Launch  Flock 2e  12  Atlas V (OA­4)  ISS  12/6/2015  Successful  Launch  Flock 2e’  20  Atlas V (OA­6)  ISS  3/23/2016  Successful  Launch  Flock 2p  12  PSLV  505 km SSO  6/22/2016  Successful  Launch    II. CONTACT PERSON FOR RESOLUTION OF INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS  AND FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES    Mike Safyan  Director of Launch and Regulatory Affairs  Planet Labs Inc.  346 9? th?  St.  San Francisco, CA 94103   mike@planet.com  415­829­3313        3      346 9th street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.planet.com  III. CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AND ANTICIPATED LAUNCH DATES    Table 2 ­ Summary of Flock satellite status, as of May 31, 2016.  Satellite Name  Status  Flock 1­1 to Flock 1­28  De­orbited  Flock 1b­1 to Flock 1b­28  De­orbited  Flock 1c­1 to Flock 1c­11  5 satellites Operational? ?6 satellites Non­Operational  Flock 1d­1 to Flock 1d­26  Failed Launch  Flock 1d’­1, Flock 1d’­2  De­orbited  Flock 1e­1 to Flock 1e­14  6 satellites Operational?? 8 De­orbited  Flock 1f­1 to Flock 1f­8  Failed Launch  Flock 2b­1 to Flock 2b­14  10 satellites Operational? ?2 De­orbited  Flock 2e­1 to Flock 2e­12  Operational  Flock 2e’­1 to Flock 2e’­20  12 satellites Operational? ?8 on ISS awaiting deploy  Flock 2p­1 to Flock 2p­12  Operational   7         Respectfully submitted,    PLANET LABS INC.    By:  s/ Michael Safyan _   Michael Safyan  Director of Launch and Regulatory Affairs  Planet Labs Inc.    7  Flock 2p began operations after May 31, 2016, but is included in this report for completeness.  4