Capella Space is an American space technology company and the first U.S. company to commercialize Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. They design, manufacture, and operate a constellation of SAR satellites to provide high-resolution, all-weather Earth observation imagery and geospatial solutions for government and commercial customers. Capella's key products include SAR imagery with industry-leading resolution, and they partner with organizations like NASA, SkyWatch, LiveEO and Floodbase to deliver advanced analytics and data.
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Capella Space developed an automated order-to-delivery product experience that enables swift tasking and collection 24 hours a day in a private and secure web platform.
The NRO awarded Capella Space a contract in December 2019 to experiment with the use of the company’s SAR data and assess its utility for national security.
Capella Space unveiled in 2020 commercial SAR imagery with 0.5 m × 0.5 m resolution in a specialized Spotlight or 'Spot' imaging mode.
Capella Space began using AWS as a startup to provide customers with access to satellite data within minutes of capture at lower cost than traditional satellite data services.
Capella Space provides reliable, high-resolution SAR imagery intended to support government mission-critical objectives and give government users a competitive edge.
In-Q-Tel will work with Capella Space to help U.S. government partners obtain reliable, repeatable imagery in poor weather for applications including disaster relief and environmental land use.
Capella Space released high-resolution synthetic aperture radar images from its Capella-3 and Capella-4 satellites.
Capella-3 and Capella-4 are Capella Space satellites that operate on-orbit and produce high-resolution SAR imagery.
Capella Space is the first American commercial SAR provider and the first commercial company to provide 0.5 m resolution SAR imagery.
Capella’s commercial constellation has collected more than 34 terabytes of data since commercial operations launched earlier 2021.
Capella Space has contracts serving several U.S. intelligence and Department of Defense agencies, including the Defense Innovation Unit, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.
Capella Space provides high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation data on demand.
Capella Space uses the AWS Ground Station and AWS cloud to access satellite data and deliver information to customers in minutes.
Capella Space launched two synthetic aperture radar satellites on Transporter-1.
SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission delivered 143 payloads, including satellites from Spire, Capella, NanoAvionics, Spaceflight, HawkEye, PlanetiQ, Astro Digital, D-Orbit, and 10 Starlink satellites.
Capella Space’s Board of Directors includes Matt O’Connell, Operating Partner at Data Collective Venture Capital and former CEO of GeoEye for 12 years.
Capella Space has built a 24/7 mission control center.
Capella Space created a Government Advisory Board to support its engagements with defense and intelligence community customers.
Capella Space will use its manufacturing facilities to manage spacecraft inventory including array, battery, radio, propulsion, GPS, communications, bus, and boom hardware.
Capella Space provides 0.5 m x 0.5 m Spotlight or “Spot” synthetic aperture radar (SAR) commercial imagery.