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Capella Space

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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.

commercialFounded 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
www.capellaspace.com
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Capella Space is a San Francisco startup preparing to operate a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Jun 25, 2020NGA signs research and development agreement with Capella

Capella Space tested a spacecraft subassembly built with Carbice Carbon earlier 2020.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jun 22, 2020Thermal materials startup Carbice finds foothold in space industry

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts in late last year to radar satellite startup Capella Space and to HawkEye 360.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jun 21, 2020NRO to award multiple imagery contracts by year’s end

San Francisco-based Capella Space plans to begin launching operational SAR satellites weighing 100 kg 2020.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 18, 2020PredaSAR to send 48 satellites into initial radar constellation

Capella will provide airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery for the U.S. Navy under a contract intended as a steppingstone toward later satellite SAR imagery deals.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 14, 2020FIRST UP | Intelsat files for Chapter 11 • NASA refining Artemis architecture • Space Force’s 21st Space Wing commander dies unexpectedly

Capella had planned to launch seven SAR satellites 2020 but expects some launches to be delayed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 14, 2020FIRST UP | Intelsat files for Chapter 11 • NASA refining Artemis architecture • Space Force’s 21st Space Wing commander dies unexpectedly

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Capella Space planned to launch seven satellites in 2020.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is using airborne SAR campaigns to test its radar, data processing, and delivery services.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8May 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is a San Francisco startup focused on establishing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0May 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space signed a contract on 2020-05-13 to provide airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery and analytics services to the U.S. Navy.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6May 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is not planning to offer airborne imagery as a permanent product line and is using an airborne campaign as a stepping stone to deliver satellite imagery to the U.S. Navy.

PlanRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2May 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Dan Connors, former GeoEye vice president and deputy general counsel, is joining Capella Space 2020-05-11.

GovernanceValue 3.0May 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is a commercial customer of Rocket Lab and is building a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.3Apr 1, 2020Rocket Lab executive says company is well positioned to weather crisis

Capella Space will send a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite into a mid-inclination orbit later 2020 on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Mar 5, 2020Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit

Capella plans to launch its first seven operational satellites in 2020.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Mar 5, 2020Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit

Capella's first operational satellite, Sequoia, is scheduled to launch into sun-synchronous orbit in late March alongside Saocom 1B on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Mar 5, 2020Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit

Companies building additional small SAR constellations include Capella Space of San Francisco.

GeneralValue 2.2Feb 13, 2020Iceye establishes U.S. office, considers U.S. manufacturing

The Whitney satellites are about twice the mass of Denali, Capella Space’s 48-kilogram technology demonstration spacecraft launched in December 2018.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

Capella Space delayed commencement of service by eight months to complete and validate Sequoia’s evolved design.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

Capella Space plans to launch three additional radar satellites in mid-2020 and three more by the end of 2020.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design
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