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 is the first American company to own and operate a commercial synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) constellation.
The PLEO award enables Capella to partner more quickly with Space Systems Command and the U.S. Space Force to broaden access to global 24/7, all-weather imagery for key missions.
Capella is the first American company to own and operate a commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation.
Capella will provide more timely, high-resolution SAR data to support U.S. Space Force missions through its rapidly growing constellation.
Rocket Lab scheduled the postponed Capella Space SAR launch for 2023-08-23 in a four-hour window that opens at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
Some Capella Space customers require imagery delivery within 24 hours, some require delivery within four hours, and another customer set requires delivery within 15 minutes.
An Electron launch carrying a Capella Space radar satellite was scrubbed on 2023-07-30 and again on 2023-08-06 because of data from an engine sensor.
Rocket Lab will conduct four new dedicated Electron launches for Capella Space announced in February 2023 to deploy Capella’s Acadia satellites.
The August 2020 "I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical" mission deployed the first satellite in Capella Space’s SAR constellation.
Rocket Lab previously launched Capella Space missions "Stronger Together" in March 2023 from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia and "I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical" in August 2020 from Launch Complex 1.
Acadia is Capella Space’s third-generation synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellite platform.
Capella Space provides SAR imagery through a fully automated ordering and delivery platform.
All four upcoming Electron missions for Capella will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, each deploying a single Acadia satellite to a 640 km mid-inclination orbit.
Each Capella Space satellite launched on Electron will use a Rocket Lab-manufactured Advanced Lightband separation system to attach to and deploy from Electron.
The four upcoming Electron launches for Capella will expand the existing Capella Space SAR constellation and provide more rapid revisit across diverse regions around the Earth.
Each Capella Space satellite will be supported by a Rocket Lab-manufactured Advanced Lightband separation system to attach to and deploy from Electron.
Capella Space provides commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.
'We Love the Nightlife' is the first of four new dedicated Electron launches for Capella announced in February 2023 to deploy Capella’s next-generation Acadia SAR satellites.
'We Love the Nightlife' will be Rocket Lab’s third launch for Capella Space following the 'Stronger Together' mission launched in March 2023 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, USA.
'We Love the Nightlife' follows the 'I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical' mission in August 2020 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, which deployed the first satellite in Capella’s SAR constellation.