Planet Labs PBC

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the evolution of the markets for our products;

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the evolution of the markets for our offerings;

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the impact of satellite and infrastructural related failures;

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the impact of satellite and infrastructure related failures;

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our ability to develop new products and enhancements that achieve market acceptance;

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our ability to develop new offerings and enhancements that achieve market acceptance;

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our ability to price our products and services effectively;

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our ability to price our offerings effectively;

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any legal proceedings or claims against us relating to our intellectual property;

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any legal proceedings or claims against us relating to intellectual property;

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our ability to operate in a highly regulated industry and obtain and maintain required government licenses and other authorizations;

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our ability to operate in a highly regulated industry and obtain and maintain required government licenses and other authorizations, including those necessary to launch and operate space and ground infrastructure for ourselves and for our customers;

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We have a limited history of operating at our current scale and under our current strategy, which makes it difficult to predict our future operating results, and we may not achieve our expected operating results in the future.

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We have a history of operating losses and limited history operating at our current scale and under our current strategy, which makes it difficult to predict future operating results, and we may not achieve our expected operating results or achieve or sustain profitability.

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We have a limited history of operating at our current scale and under our current strategy, which makes it difficult to forecast our future results. You should consider and evaluate our prospects in light of the risks and uncertainty frequently encountered by growth stage companies in rapidly evolving markets. We have not achieved profitability, and we may not realize sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability in future periods.

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We also have a limited history of operating at our current scale and under our current strategy and have encountered, and will continue to encounter, risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, which makes it difficult to forecast our future results. If our assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties and our future revenue growth are incorrect or change, or if we do not address these risks successfully, our business, operating results and financial condition could differ materially from our expectations, and our business could suffer. You should consider our prospects in light of the risks and uncertainty frequently encountered by growth stage companies in rapidly evolving markets. Expansion of our offerings into satellite services, in particular, has led to greater uncertainty with regard to future revenue growth and related costs. As we increasingly target large-scale satellite services contracts, we face longer and less predictable sales cycles, significant upfront costs, and complex procurement requirements that may require us to commit significant resources before achieving revenue recognition. Further, revenue from our satellite services contracts may be slower than expected due to the potential for delays in our satisfaction of contractual performance obligations, including potential delays resulting from regulatory, operational, or other reasons outside of our control.

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We have experienced rapid growth and demand for our services since inception as a result of our focus on growth. The growth and expansion of our business and product offerings places a continuous and significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources. We are required to manage multiple relations with various large customers, suppliers, regulatory authorities and other third parties. In the event of further growth of our operations or in the number of our third-party relationships, our computer systems, procedures or internal controls may not be adequate to support our operations and our management may not be able to manage any such growth effectively. To effectively manage our growth, we must continue to implement and improve our operational, financial and management information systems and to expand, train and manage our employee base.

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We have experienced rapid growth and demand for our offerings since inception and intend to continue to invest in our business to sustain our growth, including with respect to the development of our offerings and satellites, expansion of our satellite manufacturing capacity in the U.S. and abroad and general administration, including, legal, finance and other compliance expenses related to our business. The costs associated with such continued reinvestment in our business could negatively impact our profitability or generate losses, at least in the short term. Increased expenses associated with these activities could negatively affect our future results of operations if our revenue does not increase. In particular, we intend to continue to expend significant funds to further develop our platform and solutions, build and launch additional satellites, scale satellite manufacturing capacity, expand our data analytics capabilities, and to consider strategic acquisitions, which may cause us to incur significant acquisition costs. Further, the growth and expansion of our business and product offerings places a continuous and significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources. In the event of further growth of our operations or in the number of our third-party relationships, our computer systems, procedures or internal controls may not be adequate to support our operations and our management may not be able to manage any such growth effectively. To effectively manage our growth, we must continue to implement and improve our operational, financial and management information systems and to expand, train and manage our employee base.

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If the market for our products and services fails to grow as we expect or takes longer than we expect to grow, or if our current customers or prospective customers fail to adopt our platform, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

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If the market for our offerings fails to grow as we expect or takes longer than we expect to grow, or if our current customers or prospective customers fail to adopt our offerings, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

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The market for satellites, satellite imagery and related analytics products and services, in particular, continues to evolve and may not be as significant as we expect. Further, the number and types of customers that we believe may be interested in our satellites, analytics products and services may be fewer than we anticipate. We cannot be sure that we will be able to convert interest in our satellites, satellite imagery and related analytics products and services into sales, that these markets will continue to grow or, even if they do grow, that businesses, governments and other potential customers will adopt our platform or any of the products we develop in the future. Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to further penetrate the market for satellites, satellite imagery and related analytics products and services. Our ability to further penetrate this market depends on a number of factors, including the cost, performance, and perceived value associated with our satellites, our platform and our proprietary data. We have spent, and intend to keep spending, considerable resources to educate potential customers about our products and services. However, we cannot be sure that these expenditures will help our platform achieve any additional market acceptance. In addition, it may take substantial time, potentially longer than we initially forecast or anticipate, to bring on new customers or for existing customers to purchase new products or offerings we may develop in the future. Furthermore, potential customers could have made significant investments in alternative satellites, platforms or services, or may not be persuaded that our proprietary data is needed for their business or operations. If the market fails to grow or grows more slowly than we currently expect or businesses, governments and other potential customers fail to adopt our platform, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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The market for our offerings, including our satellites, satellite data, related analytics products, services, satellite services offerings, and AI-enabled solutions continues to evolve and may not be as significant as we expect. Further, the number and types of customers that we believe may be interested in our offerings may be fewer than we anticipate. We cannot be sure that we will be able to convert interest in our offerings into sales, that these markets will continue to grow or, even if they do grow, that businesses, governments and other potential customers will adopt our platform or any of the offerings we develop in the future. Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to further penetrate the existing market for our offerings as well as emerging markets, including for satellite services and AI-enabled solutions. Our ability to further penetrate these markets depends on a number of factors, including the cost, performance, and perceived value associated with our offerings. We have spent, and intend to keep spending, considerable resources to educate current and potential customers about our offerings; however, we cannot be sure that these expenditures will help our offerings achieve any additional market acceptance. In addition, it may take substantial time, potentially longer than we initially forecast or anticipate, to bring on new customers or for existing customers to purchase new offerings we are developing or may develop in the future. Furthermore, potential customers could have made significant investments in alternative satellites, platforms or services, or may not be persuaded that our offerings are needed for their business or operations. If these markets fail to grow or grow more slowly than we currently expect or businesses, governments and other potential customers fail to adopt our offerings, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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We operate in a competitive industry, and we expect competition to continue to increase, in particular from other commercial entities and governments that operate in our markets and offer competitive products. We believe that our ability to compete depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including the following:

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We operate in a competitive industry, and we expect competition to continue to increase, in particular from other commercial entities and governments that operate in our markets and provide competitive offerings. We believe that our ability to compete depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including the following:

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the size and diversity of our customer bases;

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the size and diversity of our employee and customer bases;

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the timing and market acceptance of products and services, including the developments and enhancements to those products and services, offered by us or our competitors;

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the timing and market acceptance of our offerings, including the developments and enhancements to those offerings, provided by us or our competitors;

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Our products and services compete with satellite and aerial imagery and related products and services offered by a range of private and government providers. Existing private competitors include Airbus Defense and Space, BlackSky Technology, Inc., ImageSat International N.V., Vantor Holdings, Inc., Lanteris Space Systems, Satellogic S.A., CG Satellite, foreign governments including India, South Korea, Taiwan and others that sell their data commercially, as well as aggregators of imagery and imagery-related products and services, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. In addition, we compete against a number of manned and unmanned aerial providers of high-resolution imagery, whose offerings provide certain benefits over satellite-based imagery, including better resolution and accuracy. In addition, the U.S. government, the European Commission, and other governments have developed, constructed, launched and begun to operate their own imagery satellites, and may further enhance such imagery satellites, which could reduce their need to rely on commercial suppliers. For example, the United States provides free access to Earth imagery through Landsat and MODIS, and the European Commission provides free access to Earth imagery through the Copernicus program and the Sentinel satellites. If the United States and/or the European Commission expand these programs, or if other governments begin to sell or provide free Earth imagery from satellites in the commercial markets, the value of our imagery may be further diluted. Further, foreign governments have in the past subsidized and may continue to subsidize the development, launch and operation of imagery satellites by our current or future competitors and/or encouraged and may continue to encourage them to undercut prices, including the prices we offer for our data. Such increased competition from government entities or the commercial entities they subsidize could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Our offerings compete with satellite manufacturing and operational services, and satellite and aerial imagery and related offerings provided by a range of private sector and government providers. Existing competitors include (without limitation) Airbus Defense and Space, BlackSky Technology, Inc., ImageSat International N.V., Vantor Holdings, Inc., Intuitive Machines, Inc., Satellogic Inc., and CG Satellite, foreign governments including India, South Korea, Taiwan and others that sell their data commercially, as well as global technology companies and aggregators of imagery and imagery-related products and services, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. In addition, we compete against a number of manned and unmanned aerial providers of high-resolution imagery, whose offerings provide certain benefits over satellite-based imagery, including better resolution and accuracy. In addition, the U.S. government, the European Commission, and other governments have developed, constructed, launched and begun to operate their own imagery satellites, and may further enhance such imagery satellites, which could reduce their need to rely on commercial suppliers. For example, the United States provides free access to Earth imagery through Landsat and MODIS, and the European Commission provides free access to Earth imagery through the Copernicus program and the Sentinel satellites. If the United States and/or the European Commission expand these programs, or if other governments begin to sell or provide free Earth imagery from satellites in the commercial markets, the value of our imagery may be further diluted. Further, foreign governments have in the past subsidized and may continue to subsidize the development, launch and operation of imagery satellites by our current or future competitors and/or encouraged and may continue to encourage them to undercut prices, including the prices we offer for our data. Such increased competition from government entities or the commercial entities they subsidize could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, personnel and other resources than we do. These factors may allow our competitors to respond more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer preferences. For example, if our competitors are able to build a competing fleet of satellites that is larger than our fleet, a potential that is heightened by the fact that we may keep our fleet at its current size for the near term, or that has greater capabilities than our fleet, we may be unable to attract or retain customers. These competitors may also engage in more extensive research and development efforts, undertake more far-reaching marketing campaigns and adopt more aggressive pricing policies which may allow them to build larger customer bases than we have. Our competitors may develop products or services that are similar to our products and services or that achieve greater market acceptance than our products and services. Also, our competitors may have long-established relationships as preferred providers with various commercial entities and governments in our markets. We may fail to convert or retain customers if competitors are able to develop superior offerings or if they are able to offer similar offerings at a lower price point, including offerings that allows for use of other data to achieve similar methodological results. These factors could attract customers away from our services and reduce our market share, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, personnel and other resources than we do. These factors may allow our competitors to respond more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer preferences. For example, if our competitors are able to build a competing fleet of satellites that is larger than our fleet, we may be unable to attract or retain customers. These competitors may also engage in more extensive research and development efforts, undertake more far-reaching marketing campaigns and adopt more aggressive pricing policies which may allow them to build larger customer bases than we have. Our competitors may develop offerings that are similar to ours or that achieve greater market acceptance than ours. Also, our competitors may have long-established relationships as preferred providers with various commercial entities and governments in our markets. We may fail to convert or retain customers if competitors are able to develop superior offerings or if they are able to offer similar offerings at a lower price point, including offerings that allow for use of other data to achieve similar methodological results. These factors could attract customers away from our services and reduce our market share, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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With the introduction of new products and services and new market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. The emergence of new remote imaging technologies or the continued growth of low-cost imaging satellites, particularly when combined with AI-based solutions, may compete with our products and services and may make our data analytics solutions less valuable to current or potential customers. To compete effectively against such products and services, we must continue to develop and provide customers with solutions that enable them to derive compelling value from our satellite imagery compared to what may be available from other providers.

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With the introduction of new offerings and new market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. The emergence of new remote imaging technologies or the continued growth of low-cost imaging satellites and AI-enabled solutions, may compete with and make our offerings less valuable to current or potential customers or render our historical data archive less valuable to certain customers. To compete effectively against such offerings, we must continue to develop and provide customers with solutions that enable them to derive compelling value from our satellite imagery compared to what may be available from other providers. As we expand our offerings to include more integrated downstream and AI-enabled solutions, we may increasingly compete with our own strategic partners and resellers who offer similar solutions, which could create actual or perceived conflicts of interest, potentially leading such partners to reduce their reliance on our data in favor of alternative sources.

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In addition, the increase in launch vehicle development along with frequent and routine transport access to space, as well as the new fleets of satellites from companies such as SpaceX, OneWeb and Amazon/Kuiper, may lower barriers to entry and further increase risk of competition or such companies may decide to compete directly. Such competitors’ offerings could be more advanced than ours, or they may be able to offer services at lower prices than ours. Due to competitive pricing pressures the average selling price of our products and services may further decrease. If we are unable to offset decreases in our average selling prices by increasing our sales volumes or by adjusting our product mix, our revenue and operating margins may decline, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.

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In addition, the increase in launch vehicle development along with frequent and routine transport access to space, as well as the new fleets of satellites from companies such as SpaceX, OneWeb and Amazon Leo, may lower barriers to entry and further increase risk of competition or such companies may decide to compete directly. Such competitors’ offerings could be more advanced than ours, or they may be able to offer services at lower prices than ours. For example, SpaceX’s vertical integration and use of its own launch vehicles provides cost and speed advantages that could enable it to offer more advanced or lower priced offerings, if they were to decide to compete with us directly. Due to competitive pricing pressures the average selling price of our offerings may further decrease. If we are unable to offset decreases in our average selling prices by increasing our sales volumes or by adjusting our product mix, our revenue and operating margins may decline, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed.

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Our continued growth depends, in part, on our ability to cost-effectively acquire new customers. Numerous factors, however, may impede our ability to add new customers, including our failure to attract, effectively train, retain, and motivate sales and marketing personnel, our failure to develop or expand relationships with third parties, our inability to convert initial usage into ongoing utilization of our platform, products and services, and our failure to successfully deliver our products or services and provide quality customer support once delivered.

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Our continued growth depends, in part, on our ability to cost-effectively acquire new customers. Numerous factors, however, may impede our ability to add new customers, including our failure to attract, effectively train, retain, and motivate sales and marketing personnel with the technical expertise needed to sell complex AI-integrated solutions and hardware and satellite services offerings, our failure to develop or expand relationships with third parties, our inability to convert initial usage into ongoing utilization of our offerings, and our failure to successfully deliver our offerings and provide quality customer support once delivered.

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Our customers generally have no obligation to renew or expand their licensing agreements with us, and in the normal course of business, some customers have elected not to renew. In addition, our customers may decide not to renew their agreements with a similar contract period or at the same prices or terms or may decide to downgrade their subscriptions. Further, our government customers have broad discretion to unilaterally terminate, modify or suspend our contracts with them, as further discussed below in “—A meaningful portion of our business depends on sales to governmental entities and is subject to the policies, priorities and regulations of such governmental entities, and changes to which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and business prospects.”

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A significant portion of our revenue is derived from multi-year licensing agreements and a significant and increasing portion of our revenue is derived from high-value, long-term satellite services contracts. Our success depends, in part, on our customers renewing these agreements when existing contract terms expire and our ability to expand our relationships with our existing customers. However, our customers generally have no obligation to renew or expand their agreements with us, and in the normal course of business, some customers have elected not to renew. In addition, our customers may decide not to renew their agreements with a similar contract period or at the same price or terms or may decide to downgrade their subscriptions. Further, our government and other satellite services customers have broad discretion to unilaterally terminate, modify or suspend our contracts with them, or may tie payments to performance-based milestones that are subject to certain risks that may be beyond our control.

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In addition, uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical factors, including as a result of inflationary pressures, currency exchange rate fluctuations, geopolitical conflicts, tariffs and retaliatory measures, and high interest rates may result in longer and unpredictable sales cycles, could result in potential customers deciding not to contract with us or current customers deciding not to renew, could cause delays in renewal, upgrade, or expansion decisions for some of our existing customers, may reduce the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts, and could reduce the duration of their agreements with us. In addition, these situations could result in increased customer churn, a lengthening of our sales cycle with some of our potential customers, or reduced contract value with prospective or existing customers. Further, governmental changes in the United States, including changes to regulation, legislation, policy and/or spending, could affect our ability to acquire, retain or expand our U.S. government or other customers, as further discussed below in “—We operate in a highly regulated industry and government regulations may adversely affect our ability to sell our services, may increase the expense of such services or otherwise limit our ability to operate or grow our business.”

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In addition, uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical factors, including as a result of inflationary pressures, currency exchange rate fluctuations, geopolitical conflicts, regulatory requirements, tariffs and retaliatory measures, and high interest rates may result in longer and unpredictable sales cycles, could result in potential customers deciding not to contract with us or current customers deciding not to renew, could cause delays in renewal, upgrade, or expansion decisions for some of our existing customers, may reduce the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts, and could reduce the duration of their agreements with us. In addition, these situations could result in increased customer churn, a lengthening of our sales cycle with some of our potential customers, or reduced contract value with prospective or existing customers.

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A significant component of our growth strategy is to expand our relationships with our customers by increasing their adoption of our products and services, including Planet Monitoring, Planet Tasking, Planet Archive, Planet application programming interfaces (“APIs”), Planet Basemaps, Planet Fusion, Planet Analytic Feeds and Planetary Variables, that we sell to existing and new customers. However, we may not be successful in doing so if our customers find our additional solutions to be unnecessary or unattractive. We have invested, and intend to continue to invest, significant resources in improving existing solutions as well as developing and acquiring additional solutions, which resources may not be recovered if we are unable to successfully cross-sell these solutions to customers using one or more of our existing solutions. Any failure to sell additional solutions to current and future customers could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If our customers do not renew, upgrade, or expand their subscriptions, defer their subscriptions to a later date, renew their agreements with us on less favorable terms, or fail to increase adoption of our platform, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.

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A significant component of our growth strategy depends on our ability to cross-sell our different offerings to our existing customers and our ability to provide new offerings to our customers. However, we may not be successful in doing so if our customers find our additional solutions to be unnecessary or unattractive. We have invested, and intend to continue to invest, significant resources in improving existing solutions as well as developing and acquiring additional solutions, which resources may not be recovered if we are unable to successfully cross-sell these solutions to customers using one or more of our existing solutions. Any failure to sell additional solutions to current and future customers could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If our customers do not renew, upgrade, or expand their subscriptions, defer their subscriptions to a later date, renew their agreements with us on less favorable terms, or fail to increase adoption of our platform, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.

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Our international operations create business and economic risks that could impact our financial results.

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Our international operations create operational, compliance and economic risks that could impact our financial results.

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political, social and/or economic instability, including geopolitical conflicts, trade tensions and any sanctions or heightened controls that result from such conflicts;

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Our global business model, including our satellite services contracts with international customers and expanding manufacturing operations in Germany, subjects us to heightened operational, regulatory, geopolitical, and macroeconomic risks that could materially impact our results. These include political, social, and/or economic instability, including geopolitical conflicts, trade tensions and any sanctions or heightened controls that result from such conflicts, risks related to export control laws and other governmental regulations applicable to transactions involving non-U.S. persons or foreign jurisdictions, the administrative burden of navigating new and/or unexpected changes to regulatory requirements and enforcement, and increased costs related to tariffs.

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If we are unable to manage the complexity of global operations successfully, our financial performance and operating results could suffer. For example, our sales, marketing and other operations in Europe, or any other international jurisdictions, now or in the future, are subject to export control regulations and may subject us to additional regulatory regimes, laws, and taxes for which compliance may result in increased costs, expense, and devotion of management time and resources. Significant changes in U.S. or international trade policy, including further expansion of U.S. export/imports controls and tariffs, and retaliatory actions by other countries, may materially and adversely affect our business.

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Our sales, marketing and other operations in Europe, or any other international jurisdictions, now or in the future, are subject to sanctions, anti-bribery, and export control regulations and additional regulatory regimes, laws, and taxes for which compliance may result in increased costs, expense, and devotion of management time and resources. Further, as our offerings continue to expand, we face heightened risks from shifting U.S. and international export controls, as well as space activities, radiofrequency, and remote sensing laws and regulations, which could restrict our ability to deliver our offerings to international customers. Significant changes in U.S. or international trade policy, including expansion of sanctions, export/import controls, tariffs and other trade measures may materially and adversely affect our business.

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Further, given the global scope of our Earth imaging capabilities and the associated data and analytics collected and generated, it is probable that certain governments, state actors or large businesses, among other powerful entities, may object to our operations and the collection of this data. For example, we have used our constellation of satellites and platform to capture and analyze images of missile silos and human rights abuses in foreign countries, among other things that may be sensitive to certain entities. If a government, state actor, large business or other similar entity were to object to the data captured by our operations, they may successfully drive regulators to curtail our operations, or even suspend our operations, and such objections and related media coverage may harm our reputation and prospects. Additionally, our platform and data may be used, without our prior knowledge or consent, by parties in political or social conflicts, including in armed conflicts. Such use of our data in those situations could materially harm our reputation, resulting in a material and adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Further, our satellites, satellites operations infrastructure, archived data, information technology and communications systems, and other related systems, may have already been or could be in the future compromised by cyber-attacks or other incursions by such entities as a result of the sensitive information we capture and provide. Additionally, we conduct business in countries where due to the global political and economic climate, such business relationships may be viewed as negative or such business relationships may become difficult to maintain, all of which could adversely affect our brand and our reputation and, as a result, could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Further, given the global scope of our Earth imaging and the analytics collected and generated, and the potential sensitivity of the associated data collected, it is probable that certain governments, state actors or large businesses, among other powerful entities, may object to our operations and the collection and/or sale of this data. For example, we have used our constellation of satellites and platform to capture and analyze images of missile silos and human rights abuses in foreign countries, among other things that may be sensitive to certain entities. If a government, state actor, large business or other similar entity were to object to the data captured by our operations, they may successfully drive regulators to curtail our operations, or even suspend our operations, and such objections and related media coverage may harm our reputation and prospects. Additionally, our platform and data may be used, without our prior knowledge or consent, by parties in political or social conflicts, including in armed conflicts. Such use of our data in those situations could materially harm our reputation, resulting in a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, our satellites, satellites operations infrastructure, archived data, information technology and communications systems, and other related systems, may have already been or could be in the future compromised by cyber attacks or other incursions by such entities as a result of the sensitive information we capture and provide. Additionally, we conduct business in countries where due to the global political and economic climate, such business relationships may be viewed as negative or such business relationships may become difficult to maintain, all of which could adversely affect our brand and our reputation and, as a result, could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Our ability to grow our business depends on the successful production, launch, commissioning and/or operation of our satellites and related infrastructure, which is subject to many uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control.

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Our ability to grow our business depends on the successful development, production, launch, commissioning and/or operation of our satellites and related infrastructure, which is subject to many uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control.

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Our research and development objectives focus on the development of our satellites, some of which we sell to customers, and our products and services. Our next generation satellites are still in development and may not be completed on time or at all and the costs associated with them may be greater than expected. While we estimate the gross costs associated with designing, building and launching our satellites will be significant, there can be no assurance that we will complete this on a timely basis, on budget or at all. Design, manufacture and launch of satellite systems are highly complex and historically have been subject to delays and cost over-runs. If we do not complete development of these satellites in our anticipated timeframes or at all, our ability to meet customer requirements and to grow our business will be adversely affected. The successful development, integration, and operations of our future and current satellites and our future and current products and services involves many uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including, but not limited to:

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Our research and development objectives focus on the development of our satellites, some of which we sell to customers, and our other offerings. Our next generation satellites are still in development and may not be completed on time or at all and the costs associated with them may be greater than expected. In addition, the timeline and cost of launching these satellites depends on a complex supply chain and the availability of commercially procured launch vehicles. While we estimate the gross costs associated with designing, building and launching our satellites will be significant, there can be no assurance that we will complete this on a timely basis, on budget, or at all. Design, manufacture and launch of satellite systems are highly complex and historically have been subject to delays and cost over-runs. If we do not complete development of these satellites in our anticipated timeframes or at all, our ability to meet customer requirements and to grow our business will be adversely affected.

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our ability to obtain additional applicable approvals, licenses or certifications from export control and other regulatory agencies, as required, and maintaining current approvals, licenses or certifications;

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our ability to obtain and maintain applicable approvals, licenses or certifications from export control and other regulatory agencies, as required;

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our ability to adapt to changes in laws or regulations, and interpretations thereof, that affect our business;

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our ability to adapt to changes in laws or regulations, and interpretations thereof, that affect our business, including an evolving regulatory environment around AI and proposals for tighter orbital debris mitigation and space sustainability regulations;

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our ability to protect our intellectual property critical to the design and function of our satellites and our products and services;

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our ability to protect our intellectual property critical to the design and function of our satellites and our other offerings;

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If any of the above events occur, they could have a material and adverse effect on our ability to continue to develop, integrate and operate our satellites and related infrastructure, products and services, and could materially adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

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If any of the above events occur, they could have a material and adverse effect on our ability to continue to develop, integrate and operate our satellites and related offerings and could materially adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Delays in launching satellites are common and can result from satellite manufacturing delays, unavailability of reliable launch opportunities with suppliers, launch supplier schedule delays, delays in obtaining required regulatory approvals and launch failures. If we do not meet our satellite manufacturing schedules, a launch opportunity may not be available at the time the satellites are ready to be launched. We also share launches with other satellite manufacturers who may cause launch delays that are outside of our control. There are a limited number of launch suppliers, which may heighten the foregoing risks to the extent any of such launch suppliers changes their terms or otherwise experiences capacity constraints. In addition, launch vehicles or satellite deployment mechanisms may fail, which could result in the destruction of any satellites we have in such launch vehicle or an inability for the satellites to perform their intended mission. Launch failures also result in significant delays in the deployment of satellites because of the need to manufacture replacement satellites, which typically takes up to six months or longer, and to obtain another launch opportunity, and may impact the timing of future launches. If we are required to replace a satellite that was damaged during launch, we may bear some or all of the costs of manufacturing replacement satellites, which could result in lost revenue and contractual penalties. Further, the cost of satellite launches, launch insurance rates and launch-related services may significantly increase in the future, which could make it much more costly, potentially prohibitively more costly, for us to launch and deploy our satellites. Any launch failure, underperformance, delay, or increase in the cost of satellite launches or related services, could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations, business prospects and financial condition.

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Delays in launching satellites are common and can result from satellite manufacturing delays, unavailability of reliable launch opportunities with suppliers, launch supplier schedule delays, delays in obtaining required regulatory approvals and launch failures. If we do not meet our satellite manufacturing schedules, a launch opportunity may not be available at the time the satellites are ready to be launched. We also share launches with other satellite manufacturers who may cause launch delays that are outside of our control. There are a limited number operational of launch suppliers and increasing demand for launch slots, which may heighten the foregoing risks to the extent any of such launch suppliers changes their terms or otherwise experiences capacity constraints. In addition, launch vehicles or satellite deployment mechanisms may fail, which could result in the destruction of any satellites we have in such launch vehicle or an inability for the satellites to perform their intended mission. Launch failures also result in significant delays in the deployment of satellites because of the need to manufacture replacement satellites, which typically takes up to six months or longer, and to obtain another launch opportunity, and may impact the timing of future launches. If we are required to replace a satellite that was damaged during launch, we may bear some or all of the costs of manufacturing replacement satellites, which could result in lost revenue and contractual penalties. Further, the cost of satellite launches, launch insurance rates and launch-related services may significantly increase in the future, which could make it much more costly, potentially prohibitively more costly, for us to launch and deploy our satellites. Any launch failure, underperformance, delay, or increase in the cost of satellite launches or related services, could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations, business prospects and financial condition.

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If our satellites fail to operate as intended, are destroyed or otherwise become inoperable, our ability to collect imagery and market our products and services successfully could be materially and adversely affected and customers could be encouraged to seek alternative solutions even if less adequate.

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If our satellites fail to operate as intended, are destroyed or otherwise become inoperable, our ability to collect imagery and market our offerings successfully could be materially and adversely affected and customers could be encouraged to seek alternative solutions even if less adequate.

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Our satellites employ advanced technologies and sensors that are exposed to severe environmental stresses during launch and in space that could affect our satellites’ performance. Hardware component problems in space could lead to deterioration in performance or loss of functionality of a satellite, with attendant costs and potential revenue losses if they impact our Earth imaging capabilities or ability to distribute such imaging. In addition, human operators may execute improper implementation commands that may negatively impact a satellite’s performance. Exposure of our satellites to an unanticipated catastrophic event such as a failed launch, a meteor shower, geomagnetic solar storms, unpredictable solar weather or atmospheric density, a collision with space debris, intentional or unintentional kinetic, radiation or blinding interference, other directed energy or similar attacks, have from time to time also reduced, and could in the future reduce, the performance of, or completely destroy, the affected satellites.

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Our satellites employ advanced technologies and sensors that are exposed to severe environmental stresses during launch and in space that could affect our satellites’ performance. Hardware component problems in space could lead to deterioration in performance or loss of functionality of a satellite, with attendant costs and potential revenue losses if they impact our Earth imaging capabilities or ability to distribute such imaging. In addition, human operators may execute improper implementation commands that may negatively impact a satellite’s performance. Exposure of our satellites to an unanticipated catastrophic event such as a failed launch, a meteor shower, geomagnetic solar storms, unpredictable solar weather or atmospheric density, a collision with space debris, intentional or unintentional kinetic, radiation or blinding interference, other directed energy or similar attacks, or cybersecurity attacks, have from time to time also reduced, and could in the future reduce, the performance of, or completely destroy, the affected satellites.

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We cannot assure you that our satellites will continue to operate successfully in space throughout their expected operational lives. Even if a satellite is operated properly, technical flaws in that satellite’s sensors or other technical deficiencies or anomalies could significantly hinder its performance, which could materially affect our ability to collect imagery and market our products and services successfully. While some anomalies are covered by insurance policies, others are not or may not be covered, or may be subject to large deductibles. Further, the actual orbital maneuver lives of our satellites may be shorter than we anticipate, and we may be required to reduce available capacity on our satellites prior to the end of their orbital maneuver lives.

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We cannot assure you that our satellites will continue to operate successfully in space throughout their expected operational lives. Even if a satellite is operated properly, technical flaws in that satellite’s sensors or other technical deficiencies or anomalies could significantly hinder its performance, which could materially affect our ability to collect imagery and market our offerings successfully. While some anomalies are covered by insurance policies, others are not or may not be covered, or may be subject to large deductibles. Further, the actual orbital maneuver lives of our satellites may be shorter than we anticipate, and we may be required to reduce available capacity on our satellites prior to the end of their orbital maneuver lives.

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We may suffer a partial or total loss of a deployed satellite or experience other problems with our satellites that may reduce their performance or reduce the useful life of our satellites to shorter than expected. During any period of time in which a satellite is not fully operational, we may lose most or all of the revenue that otherwise would have been derived from that satellite. In addition, we may not have on hand, or be able to obtain in a timely manner, the necessary funds to cover the cost of any necessary satellite replacement. Further, it can take up to six months or longer to manufacture new satellites and significant additional time to secure and launch such replacement satellites. As a result, if our satellites fail to operate as intended, are destroyed or otherwise become inoperable, it could take a significant amount of time to get the replacement satellites in orbit. During this period of time, our operations could be materially impaired with little we could do to alleviate the issue. Our inability to repair or replace a defective satellite or correct any other technical problem in a timely manner could result in a significant loss of revenue and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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We may suffer a partial or total loss of a deployed satellite or experience other problems with our satellites that may reduce their performance or reduce the useful life of our satellites to shorter than expected. During any period of time in which a satellite is not fully operational, we may lose most or all of the revenue that otherwise would have been derived from that satellite. In addition, we may not have on hand, or be able to obtain in a timely manner, the necessary funds to cover the cost of any necessary satellite replacement. Further, it can take up to six months or longer to manufacture new satellites and significant additional time to secure and launch such replacement satellites.

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We operate an extensive ground infrastructure, including over a dozen ground stations maintained by third parties. These ground stations are used for controlling our satellites and downloading imagery to eventually be provided to our customers. We may experience a partial or total loss of one or more of these facilities due to natural disasters (tornado, earthquake, flood, hurricane or other natural events), fire, acts of war or terrorism or other catastrophic events. A failure at any of these facilities could cause a significant loss of service for our customers. Additionally, we may experience a failure in the necessary equipment at our satellite control center, at any relevant back-up facility, or in the communication links between these facilities and remote teleport facilities. A failure or operator error affecting tracking, telemetry and control operations might lead to a breakdown in the ability to communicate with one or more satellites or cause the transmission of incorrect instructions to the affected satellites, which could lead to a temporary or permanent degradation in satellite performance or to the loss of one or more satellites. Intentional or non-intentional electromagnetic or radio frequency interference, including by nation-state actors or their agents, could result in a failure of our ability to deliver our services to our customers. We have experienced a variety of these equipment and communications failures from time to time, resulting in impacted services. A failure at any of our facilities or in the communications links between our facilities or interference with our satellite signal could cause our revenues to decline materially and could adversely affect our ability to market our services and harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

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We operate an extensive ground infrastructure, including over a dozen ground stations maintained by third parties. These ground stations are used for controlling our satellites and our customers’ satellites and downloading imagery to eventually be provided to our customers. We may experience a partial or total loss of one or more of these facilities due to natural disasters (tornado, earthquake, flood, hurricane or other natural events), fire, acts of war or terrorism or other catastrophic events. A failure at any of these facilities could cause a significant loss of service for our customers. Additionally, we may experience a failure in the necessary equipment at our satellite control center, at any relevant back-up facility, or in the communication links between these facilities and remote teleport facilities. A failure or operator error affecting tracking, telemetry and control operations might lead to a breakdown in the ability to communicate with one or more satellites or cause the transmission of incorrect instructions to the affected satellites, which could lead to a temporary or permanent degradation in satellite performance or to the loss of one or more satellites. Intentional or non-intentional electromagnetic or radio frequency interference or cybersecurity attacks, including by nation-state actors or their agents, could result in a failure of our ability to deliver our services to our customers. We have experienced a variety of these equipment and communications failures from time to time, resulting in impacted services. A failure at any of our facilities or in the communications links between our facilities or interference with our satellite signal could cause our revenues to decline materially and could adversely affect our ability to market our services and harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

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If we are unable to develop and release platform and service enhancements and new products and services to respond to rapid technological change, or to develop new designs and technologies for our satellites, in a timely and cost-effective manner, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

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If we are unable to develop and release platform and service enhancements and new offerings to respond to rapid technological change, or to develop new designs and technologies for our satellites, satellite services and other offerings in a timely and cost-effective manner, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

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The market for our platform is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product and service introductions and enhancements, changes in satellite design and technologies, changing customer demands, and evolving industry standards. The introduction of products and services embodying new technologies can quickly make existing products and services obsolete and unmarketable. If the market does not perceive our service offerings to be of high quality, if we fail to introduce new and improved products and services, or if we introduce new products or services that are not favorably received by the market, we may not be able to attract or retain customers. If we are unable to attract new customers in numbers sufficient to grow our business, or if we suffer attrition among customers, our revenue may decrease, and our operating results will be adversely affected.

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The market for our offerings is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product and service introductions and enhancements, changes in satellite design and technologies, changing customer demands, and evolving industry standards. The introduction of offerings embodying new technologies can quickly make existing offerings obsolete and unmarketable. If the market does not perceive our service offerings to be of high quality, if we fail to introduce new and improved offerings, or if we introduce new products or services that are not favorably received by the market, we may not be able to attract or retain customers. If we are unable to attract new customers in numbers sufficient to grow our business, or if we suffer attrition among customers, our revenue may decrease, and our operating results will be adversely affected.