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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’s new 3.5-meter-aperture deployed mesh-based reflector antenna is designed to deliver high-contrast, low-noise imagery with resolution better than 0.5 m.

CapabilityValue 4.5Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

Capella Space will rely on Amazon Web Services and Amazon Ground Stations to reduce the time to get imagery and data from the satellite to the ground, process it, and deliver it to users.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

Capella Space unveiled a new design on 2020-01-21 for its Whitney constellation of seven synthetic aperture radar satellites scheduled to launch in 2020.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

Sequoia, Capella Space’s first operational satellite, is scheduled to launch in late March on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket alongside Argentina’s Saocom-1B synthetic aperture radar satellite.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

Capella Space will launch seven satellites and begin commercial operations in 2020.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

The first Capella satellite in the 2020 launches, named Sequoia, will launch from Cape Canaveral in March into a polar sun-synchronous orbit on a SpaceX rocket.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

Capella Space deployed one small synthetic aperture radar satellite in December 2018 to test the service.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

Capella Space will deliver synthetic aperture radar data in less than 30 minutes from the time of collection.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

Capella Space has funding to complete a seven-satellite constellation launch in 2020 with backing from investors DCVC (Data Collective) and Spark Capital.

PlanFinancialRelationshipsValue 4.5Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

Capella Space plans to launch between six and 12 satellites per year.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

Capella Space’s next seven satellites planned for 2020 use a new satellite design.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Dec 16, 2019Capella Space to launch seven radar satellites in 2020 as it prepares for commercial operations

Capella Space provides commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery services.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Dec 11, 2019National Reconnaissance Office awards imagery contracts to Capella Space, HawkEye 360

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded imagery data integration study contracts to Capella Space and HawkEye 360 on 2019-12-11.

RelationshipsValue 4.7Dec 11, 2019National Reconnaissance Office awards imagery contracts to Capella Space, HawkEye 360

Capella Space’s on-demand SAR service is designed to provide high revisit rates and imagery in all weather and lighting conditions.

CapabilityValue 3.5Dec 11, 2019National Reconnaissance Office awards imagery contracts to Capella Space, HawkEye 360

Capella Space plans a 36-satellite constellation to deliver high-resolution SAR data on demand.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.6Dec 11, 2019National Reconnaissance Office awards imagery contracts to Capella Space, HawkEye 360

Capella Space planned to commence commercial services in 2020.

PlanValue 3.0Dec 5, 2019Capella Space announces first in a series of global partnerships

Capella Space planned to begin offering imagery and data from its first commercial SAR satellite scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2020.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 5, 2019Capella Space announces first in a series of global partnerships

Capella Space reached an agreement on 2019-12-04 designating Remote Sensing Instruments (RSI) of India as Capella’s exclusive reseller in India and granting RSI non-exclusive reseller rights for the rest of Southeast Asia.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Dec 5, 2019Capella Space announces first in a series of global partnerships

Capella Space launched its first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in 2018 as a technology demonstration.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Dec 5, 2019Capella Space announces first in a series of global partnerships

Capella Space planned to launch six satellites in the second half of 2020 as part of building a constellation of 36 satellites offering X-band SAR data for commercial and government applications.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.5Dec 5, 2019Capella Space announces first in a series of global partnerships
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