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 Corporation is responsible for delivering a comprehensive catalogue of its high-resolution SAR (0.5 m to 1.2 m) commercial Earth observation data products that includes data sets, associated metadata and ancillary information, data cadence, data latency, area coverage, and data usage policy.
Under the Blanket Purchase Agreement the government will issue fixed-price BPA Calls for Capella Space commercial SAR data products at a not-to-exceed value of $7,000,000 per Call.
Capella Space is a San Francisco-based firm that delivers synthetic aperture radar data primarily to government customers.
Rocket Lab had several launches planned in 2023 for Capella Space.
Rocket Lab conducted an Electron launch from Virginia on 2023-03-16 carrying two Capella Space radar satellites.
Rocket Lab successfully deployed two 100-kg-class Capella Space satellites to low Earth orbit.
Rocket Lab deployed two 100-kg-class Capella Space satellites to low Earth orbit on the "Stronger Together" mission.
Rocket Lab deployed two 100-kg-class Capella Space satellites to low Earth orbit on the "Stronger Together" mission.
Rocket Lab previously launched Capella’s first SAR satellite to orbit on the "I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical" mission in August 2020 using Electron.
The mission named "Stronger Together" deployed two 100 kg class Capella Space satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).
Rocket Lab supplied two Motorized Lightbands as separation systems to deploy the Capella satellites from Electron on the "Stronger Together" mission.
The kick stage delivered the 100-kilogram Capella Space satellites into a 600-kilometer circular orbit at an inclination of 44 degrees and deployed them nearly 58 minutes after liftoff.
Rocket Lab operates three orbital launch pads across two continents, enabling the option to move Capella missions between Launch Complex 1 and Launch Complex 2 to meet customer requirements.
Rocket Lab signed a multi-launch contract with Capella Space on 2023-02-28.
Rocket Lab launched its second Electron rocket from Virginia on 2023-03-16, placing two Capella Space radar imaging satellites into orbit.
The 2023-02-28 contract calls for Rocket Lab to launch four Electrons in rapid succession, each carrying one satellite of Capella Space’s new Acadia series of SAR spacecraft, with launches to start in the second half of 2023.
The Electron carried two synthetic aperture radar imaging satellites built and operated by Capella Space on a mission called "Stronger Together" by Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab previously launched Capella Space’s first SAR satellite to orbit on the "I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical" mission in August 2020.
Capella Space provides commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery.
The "Stronger Together" mission will deploy two 100-kg-class satellites to low Earth orbit for Capella Space.