Intermittent striping observed in Super Dove imagery

I received permission from the Planet’s Support staff to post their response to this query in case others have the same question:

“Visual striping patterns in SuperDove (PlanetScope) imagery are primarily caused by a phenomenon known as "tap imbalance," which is inherent to the sensor hardware. This effect is especially noticeable over homogeneous areas like water, where subtle differences between sensor taps become visually apparent, even if the actual radiometric difference is minimal. This artifact is documented in Planet's data quality reports and is a known issue for SuperDove sensors.
 
Adjustment Methods:

• The recommended approach to mitigate this striping is to apply post-processing techniques, such as spatial normalization or smoothing algorithms, on your side. These methods typically involve spatial averaging of pixels to reduce the visual impact of the stripes. Planet does not currently offer an upstream correction for this artifact, so customer-side processing is necessary.

 
In regards to you inquiry to avoid satellites prone to this phenomenon, there is no official way of tracking/identifying a list of satellites by ID's that are associated with striping tendencies provided in the metadata or documentation at this time.”