BERLIN (Reuters) -California-based Planet Labs plans to set up its first satellite production site outside the U.S. in Berlin, investing an eight-figure sum in the venture that will see the firm double its high-resolution satellite capacity, said CEO Will Marshall.

With the site, the satellite imagery firm will add up to 70 employees to the 150 employees already working at its Berlin-based European headquarters, according to a statement.

The new high-resolution Pelican satellites should be able to analyse images within minutes using artificial intelligence, Marshall said on the sidelines of the BDI Space Congress in Berlin on Thursday.

He pointed out that the conflict in Ukraine, for example, had shown how important timely military reconnaissance by satellite is.

Marshall said Planet L

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