ICEYE is a Finnish New Space technology company and the global leader in small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation. ICEYE designs, builds, and operates a commercial constellation of SAR microsatellites, the largest in the world, providing high-resolution imagery of the Earth's surface, day or night, and even through cloud cover. They offer solutions, satellite data, and data fusion to governments and commercial industries for applications such as disaster management, security, maritime and infrastructure monitoring. ICEYE has partnerships with organizations like the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), NATO, and Geoscape Australia, and supplies SAR data to allied nations.
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In November 2025, Rheinmetall and ICEYE formed a joint venture called Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions in Neuss, Germany.
Production of the first satellites for the Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions constellation is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026 at the company’s facilities in Neuss.
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions was formed in November 2025 through a partnership between Rheinmetall and ICEYE.
The German armed forces awarded Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions a €1.7 billion contract for a reconnaissance constellation.
Mega-constellations from ICEYE and Capella Space offer revisit times of less than one hour.
Iceye operates one of the world’s largest radar satellite constellations.
Iceye’s Valencia office opened officially in 2025.
Iceye has sold satellites and services to Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Greece, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Iceye’s radar imagery can see through clouds and at night.
Iceye maintains a close collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Defence.
Iceye is heavily involved with military customers through an advisory partnership model.
All of Iceye’s satellites have deorbit motors for disposal at the end of their operational life.
Iceye’s synthetic aperture radar constellation provides a revisit time of approximately one hour, compared with 24 hours for a single satellite.
Iceye expected its Valencia office to exceed 120 employees by the end of 2026.
Iceye is a Finnish company cofounded and led by Rafal Modrzewski.
Iceye mainly sells radar satellites rather than optical observation satellites.
Iceye’s Valencia office focuses its R&D activities on signal intelligence satellites and high-altitude aircraft.
Iceye has launched 64 satellites in total for its own constellation and for customers.
Iceye has expanded from a provider of SAR imagery to a manufacturer of satellites for third-party clients.
Iceye is ramping up to build 50 satellites this year.