Albedo Space is an American satellite imaging company specializing in Earth observation technology using Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites. They are unique in their ability to capture visible and thermal imagery at a high resolution of 10 centimeters, which is the highest resolution commercially available. Albedo partners with organizations like European Space Imaging (EUSI) and SkyFi to provide imagery-as-a-service to various industries, and they have secured contracts with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and other government entities. Key products and services include high-resolution satellite imagery and analysis-ready data, and the company launched its first satellite, Clarity-1, in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX Transporter mission.
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Albedo plans to ramp up its production capacity to produce hundreds of satellites per year.
Albedo launched Clarity-1, its first commercial imaging satellite in VLEO, in March.
Albedo’s first satellite, Clarity-1, launched earlier this year and is nearing the end of its commissioning process.
Albedo received one of NASA’s commercial Mars studies to evaluate how very low Earth orbit high-resolution imagery satellites could operate at Mars.
Albedo is a startup developing a very low Earth orbit satellite constellation intended to provide very high-resolution imagery.
Albedo proposed a pricing model for Mars imagery that ranged from $120 per square kilometer for imagery at resolutions worse than 50 centimeters to $3,000 per square kilometer for imagery sharper than 20 centimeters.
Albedo presented imagery pricing ranging from $120 per square kilometer for resolutions coarser than 50 centimeters to $3,000 per square kilometer for resolutions finer than 20 centimeters, and said its satellites could image as sharp as 11 centimeters per pixel.
Albedo received one of NASA’s commercial Mars studies to evaluate how its satellite services could operate at Mars.
Albedo is a U.S. customer of Aerospacelab that plans to establish an optical and thermal imaging constellation in very-low Earth orbit.
Albedo operates satellites in VLEO to offer ultra-high-resolution commercial imagery that fuses optical and infrared sensor data.
Albedo is the first company to operate satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO).
Albedo is the first space company to commercialize VLEO and offer high-resolution, aerial-quality imagery from space at a lower cost.
Albedo raised $35,000,000 to build and launch a network of ultra-high-resolution Earth-imaging satellites.
Albedo’s low-flying satellites are designed to operate in very low Earth orbit at altitudes of about 200 to 483 km.
Albedo developed a platform to collect optical imagery with a native resolution of 0.1 m per pixel and two-meter thermal imagery.
Albedo won two Small Business Innovation Research contracts valued at $1,250,000 apiece.
Albedo expanded its staff in preparation for launching its first satellite in 2025.
Aircraft and classified reconnaissance satellites obtain similar resolution to Albedo’s native 10-centimeter optical imagery.
Booz Allen plans to take an active role working with Albedo to bring its technology to defense and intelligence users and to civilian applications including climate, infrastructure, agriculture, energy, and urban planning.
The Series A-1 round brings Albedo’s total funding to $97,000,000.