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Balance Sheet Components (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Property and Equipment | Depreciation is computed once an asset is placed in service using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, which is as follows:
| Estimated useful life (in years)
Computer equipment and purchased software | 3
Office furniture, equipment and fixtures | 5
Satellites | 2.2 to 9
Ground stations and ground station equipment | 3 to 10
Leasehold improvements | lesser of useful life or term of lease
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Satellites* | $ | 310,861 |  |  | $ | 302,577 |
Leasehold improvements | 15,448 |  |  | 15,630 |
Ground stations and ground station equipment | 12,685 |  |  | 12,560 |
Office furniture, equipment and fixtures | 5,335 |  |  | 4,995 |
Computer equipment and purchased software | 8,197 |  |  | 7,837 |
Total property and equipment, gross | 352,526 |  |  | 343,599 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (219,246) |  |  | (183,744) |
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 133,280 |  |  | $ | 159,855 |
__________________ *Satellites include $13.7 million and $13.3 million of satellites in process and not placed into service as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas | The Company’s long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
United States | $ | 130,230 |  |  | $ | 156,537 |
Rest of the world | 3,050 |  |  | 3,318 |
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 133,280 |  |  | $ | 159,855 |
Schedule of Capitalized Computer Software | Capitalized internal-use software costs, net of accumulated amortization consists of the following:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Capitalized internal-use software | $ | 36,453 |  |  | $ | 32,425 |
Less: Accumulated amortization | (25,685) |  |  | (20,431) |
| $ | 10,768 |  |  | $ | 11,994 |
Schedule of Capitalized Software, Future Amortization Expense | Estimated future amortization expense of capitalized internal-use software at January 31, 2022, is as follows:
(in thousands) |
2023 | $ | 3,092 |
2024 | 2,751 |
2025 | 2,590 |
2026 | 2,202 |
2027 | 133 |
| $ | 10,768 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets And Goodwill | Goodwill and Intangible assets consist of the following:
| January 31, 2022 |  | January 31, 2021
(in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  | Net Carrying Amount
Developed technology | $ | 16,557 |  |  | $ | (7,583) |  |  | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 8,965 |  |  | $ | 8,070 |  |  | $ | (6,869) |  |  | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 1,192 |
Image library | 12,028 |  |  | (10,610) |  |  | 104 |  |  | 1,522 |  |  | 11,430 |  |  | (10,203) |  |  | 104 |  |  | 1,331 |
Customer relationships | 3,951 |  |  | (2,161) |  |  | 8 |  |  | 1,798 |  |  | 3,280 |  |  | (1,615) |  |  | 9 |  |  | 1,674 |
Trade names and other | 4,551 |  |  | (2,678) |  |  | 39 |  |  | 1,912 |  |  | 3,755 |  |  | (2,318) |  |  | 39 |  |  | 1,476 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 37,087 |  |  | $ | (23,032) |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | 14,197 |  |  | $ | 26,535 |  |  | $ | (21,005) |  |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 5,673 |
Goodwill | $ | 101,413 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,806 |  |  | $ | 103,219 |  |  | $ | 86,587 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,806 |  |  | $ | 88,393 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets at January 31, 2022, is as follows:
(in thousands) |
2023 | $ | 2,865 |
2024 | 2,797 |
2025 | 1,874 |
2026 | 1,425 |
2027 | 1,108 |
Thereafter | 4,128 |
| $ | 14,197 |
Schedule of Goodwill | The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended January 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Beginning of period | $ | 88,393 |  |  | $ | 88,393 |
Acquisition | 14,826 |  |  | — |
End of period | $ | 103,219 |  |  | $ | 88,393 |
Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Prepaid tax and withholding tax receivables | $ | 932 |  |  | $ | 1,761 |
Prepaid satellite launch services | 300 |  |  | — |
Deferred commissions | 1,375 |  |  | 1,030 |
Deposits | 846 |  |  | 667 |
Restricted cash | 309 |  |  | 375 |
Prepaid directors’ and officers’ liability insurance | 4,757 |  |  | — |
Other prepayments and receivables | 7,866 |  |  | 3,301 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 16,385 |  |  | $ | 7,134 |
Schedule of Other Non-current Assets | Other non-current assets consist of the following:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Deferred commissions | $ | 1,083 |  |  | $ | 1,697 |
Prepaid satellite launch services | 1,373 |  |  | 772 |
Other non-current assets | 258 |  |  | 515 |
Total other non-current assets | $ | 2,714 |  |  | $ | 2,984 |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities | Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities consist of the following:
| January 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Deferred R&D service liability (1) | $ | 21,878 |  |  | $ | 8,208 |
Payroll and related expenses | 6,007 |  |  | 3,229 |
Customer payable (2) | — |  |  | 10,000 |
Deferred hosting costs | 3,967 |  |  | 2,301 |
Deferred rent | 2,193 |  |  | 2,215 |
Accrued interest payable | — |  |  | 616 |
Withholding taxes and other taxes payable | 3,731 |  |  | 841 |
Other accruals | 11,047 |  |  | 2,785 |
Total accrued and other current liabilities | $ | 48,823 |  |  | $ | 30,195 |
__________________ (1)In December 2020, the Company entered into a development services agreement, whereby the Company agreed to provide the technical knowledge and services to design and develop certain prototype satellites and deliver and test early data collected (the “R&D Services Agreement”). The R&D Services Agreement is unrelated to the Company’s ordinary business activities and originally provided for a fee of $40.2 million, to be paid to the Company as specified milestones are achieved over a three year period. In November 2021, the R&D Services Agreement was amended to increase the fee to $45.2 million. The Company has discretion in managing the activities under the R&D Services Agreement and retains all developed intellectual property. The Company has no obligation to repay any of the funds received regardless of the outcome of the development work; therefore, the arrangement is accounted for as funded research and development pursuant to ASC 730-20, Research and Development. As ASC 730-20 does not indicate the accounting model for research and development services, the Company determined the total transaction price is taken over the agreement term as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022, the Company recognized $4.7 million of fees and incurred $4.8 million research and development expenses in connection with the R&D Services Agreement. The activity for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 was immaterial. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had received a total of $26.7 million and $8.3 million, respectively, under the R&D Services Agreement. The deferred R&D service liability was $21.9 million and $8.2 million as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. (2)Customer payable reflects consideration due to a customer as a result of a legal settlement agreement related to a revenue share arrangement. The customer payable was estimated at the inception of the contract and accounted for as a reduction in the customer’s transaction price.

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