Spacety is a Chinese New Space company specializing in small satellites and satellite-based services, particularly CubeSats and smallsats. They provide "Satellites-as-a-Service" (SataaS) and are developing a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation for Earth observation, offering "Data-as-a-Service" (DaaS). Their services support science, technology demonstration, and commercial applications, targeting customers like research institutions and commercial companies globally. Associated keywords: micro-satellites, nano-satellites, Earth observation, SAR imagery.
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The U.S. imposed sanctions earlier 2023 on Spacety for alleged supply of synthetic aperture radar imagery of locations in Ukraine to Wagner Group.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Spacety China for supplying Russia’s Wagner Group with radar satellite imagery of Ukraine to support Wagner Group combat operations.
Spacety is working with the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group to develop a 96-satellite SAR constellation.
The U.S. sanctioned Spacety for allegedly supplying Russia’s Wagner Group with SAR imagery to support its operations in Ukraine.
Spacety was sanctioned by the U.S. for allegedly supplying Russia’s Wagner Group with SAR imagery to support its operations in Ukraine.
Spacety is working with the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) to develop a 96-satellite SAR constellation.
Spacety is expected to continue launching satellites in 2023 for a synthetic aperture radar constellation.
Spacety manufactures small satellites and is based in Changsha, Hunan province with offices in Beijing and Luxembourg.
The U.S. sanctioned Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute, also known as Spacety, for allegedly supplying Russia’s Wagner Group with radar satellite imagery of Ukraine.
Spacety has launched two small C-band SAR imagery satellites: Hisea-1 in December 2020 and Chaohu-1 in February 2022, with Chaohu-1 launched for the Tianxian project.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated that Spacety provided synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery orders of locations in Ukraine to Terra Tech, a Russia-based technology firm, to enable Wagner combat operations in Ukraine.
Spacety is working with the 38th institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) to build a 96-satellite Tianxian synthetic aperture radar constellation.
Spacety’s latest satellite, Beiyou-1 (BUPT-1), was launched on 2023-01-15 and was developed for the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications with science payloads for the Tiange astrophysics project.
Spacety is working with China Electronics Technology Group’s 38th institute to build a 96-satellite "Tianxian" synthetic aperture radar constellation.
Spacety tested a xenon Hall thruster provided by China Electronics Technology Group on its Chaohu-1 synthetic aperture radar satellite.
Spacety launched the Chaohu-1 satellite, the first of the planned Tianxian SAR constellation developed in cooperation with the China Electronics Technology Group (CETC).
China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) is working with private satellite manufacturer Spacety to construct a 96-satellite X- and C-band SAR constellation named Tianxian.
Spacety and CETC’s 38th Institute jointly developed the satellite platform and SAR payload for the C-band satellite Hisea-1.
The 38th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) and private satellite manufacturer Spacety are partnering to construct a X- and C-band synthetic aperture radar constellation named Tianxian.
Spacety has developed the TY-MiniSAR-C and X first-generation satellite platforms.