Umbra Space is a vertically integrated US-based space technology company specializing in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and related intelligence data services for both commercial and government clients. They operate a constellation of SAR satellites, providing high-resolution imagery (down to 16cm) that can be acquired day or night, and through all weather conditions. Umbra's key partners and customers include the Space Development Agency (SDA), NASA, European Space Imaging (EUSI), Reflex Aerospace, Array Labs and Raytheon. Associated keywords: remote sensing, SAR imagery, satellite constellation, data analytics, defense, intelligence.
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An Umbra satellite is equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload capable of imaging at night and through dense clouds.
The U.S. Air Force awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to 29 companies, including Umbra, Kymeta, Hughes Network Systems, and Hypergiant Galactic Systems.
The Transporter-2 payload manifest included synthetic aperture radar satellites from Capella, Iceye, and Umbra.
The Umbra SAR-2001 microsatellite launched on the SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission.
Umbra launched its first commercial radar satellite with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capabilities.
The Umbra SAR-2001 microsatellite rode into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Umbra’s SAR payload operates with 1,200 MHz of bandwidth.
Umbra plans a constellation of microsatellites and the SAR-2001 is the company’s first commercial microsatellite of that planned constellation.
Umbra’s satellite is named SAR-2001 and is a radar-imaging microsatellite.
Umbra’s inaugural commercial satellite will launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral as part of the SpaceX Transporter-2 dedicated rideshare mission.
Umbra will license customer-purchased data under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
In his new role, Joe Morrison is responsible for Umbra’s customer and partner experience.
Joe Morrison has been promoted to Vice President of Commercial Product at Umbra.
Umbra’s cost advantage allows the company to launch spacecraft to quickly increase supply and keep data prices stable.
Nimble Ventures led Umbra’s $32,000,000 equity financing.
Umbra raised $32,000,000 in equity financing.
Umbra plans to continue manufacturing spacecraft and begin launching satellites for its commercial missions 2021.
Umbra raised $32,000,000 in an investment round announced in January.
Umbra plans to sell inexpensive synthetic aperture radar data to customers rather than provide geospatial analytics.
Umbra is a Santa Barbara, California startup preparing to launch its first X-band synthetic aperture radar microsatellite 2021.