SAR
Iceye unveils radar imagery with 25-centimeter resolution
Iceye, the Finnish Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operator, unveiled a new product March 26: imagery with a resolution of 25 centimeters.
Iceye releases preview of new radar video product
Radar satellite operator Iceye released a preview March 9 of a video product it plans to offer commercially by the end of 2020.
Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit
Capella Space announced a contract March 5 to send a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite into a mid-inclination orbit later this year on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.
PredaSAR raises $25 million for radar satellite constellation
PredaSAR, a Florida startup led by retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Roger Teague, raised $25 million in seed funding for its plan to build a constellation of at least 44 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites.
Iceye establishes U.S. office, considers U.S. manufacturing
Iceye, the Finnish radar satellite operator, opened a U.S. office in the San Francisco Bay Area led by Mark Matossian, who managed a series of aerospace programs at Google including the Earth-imaging venture Terra Bella.
Capella unveils radar satellite design
Capella Space unveiled the new design Jan. 21 for its Whitney constellation of seven synthetic aperture radar satellites scheduled to launch in 2020.
Iceye releases dark vessel detection product
Radar satellite operator Iceye released a product to detect dark vessels, ships at sea that are not identifying themselves with Automatic Identification System transponders.
Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations
Capella's goal is to have 36 radar imaging satellites on orbit by 2023
Raytheon deputy director joins SAR startup Umbra Lab
Umbra Lab announced that Marcus Chevitarese, former deputy engineering director for Raytheon Vision Systems, is the startup's new engineering vice president.
Capella Space announces first in a series of global partnerships
Capella Space announced an agreement with Remote Sensing Instruments, making the Indian firm Capella’s exclusive reseller in India.
D-Orbit consortium radar satellite to monitor infrastructure
A consortium led by Italian space company D-Orbit plans to operate a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for infrastructure monitoring.
Capella wins Air Force small business contract
Capella Space won a U.S. Air Force contract to adapt its commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for military applications.
Ursa raises $15 million in Series B funding round
Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial analytics company that specializes in the application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Razor’s Edge Ventures.
Iceye and RS Metrics sign pact to track iron ore inventories
Iceye, the Finnish radar satellite constellation operator, announced an agreement Nov. 6 with RS Metric, a satellite imagery and geospatial analytics company, to provide data on iron ore inventories to the commodities market.
Noosphere Venture campaign begins coming together with radar constellation
Noosphere Venture Partners is taking another step toward its goal of creating a vertically integrated space powerhouse.
Umbra emerges from stealth mode with plans to offer 25-centimeter radar at optical imagery prices
After years of secrecy, Umbra Lab is revealing details of its plan to launch a constellation of 50-kilogram synthetic aperture radar satellites to capture imagery with a resolution of 25 centimeters.
