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San Francisco's tech ecosystem drives innovation in Earth observation, satellite data, and space startups.
San Francisco headquarters where Planet does all satellite manufacturing, testing and R&D; SuperDove fleet offers near-daily 3 m imagery
SAR satellite constellation for all-weather, day-night imaging; acquired by IonQ in July 2025
Small launch vehicle developer, taken private in 2024; Rocket 4 in development
| Company | Focus Area | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Planet Labs | Earth observation constellation | View profile |
| Capella Space (IonQ) | SAR imaging satellites | View profile |
| Astra | Small launch vehicles (Rocket 4 in development) | View profile |
| Momentus (San Jose) | In-space transportation | View profile |
| Loft Orbital | Space infrastructure as a service | View profile |
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Key facilities include Planet Labs HQ, Capella Space, Astra (Alameda). San Francisco is a major hub for commercial space operations.
Typical roles include Satellite Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Mission Operations, Product Manager, RF Engineer. Current openings are on the SpaceNexus jobs board, synced daily from employers' own careers pages.
Planet Labs is headquartered in San Francisco, where it builds and tests its satellites. Tech talent crossover from Google, Meta, Apple creating a deep engineering talent pool.
Facts on this page were checked against these pages on October 10, 2026. Figures without a named source were removed.
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