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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Umbra has been expanding its staff and intends to continue growing throughout next year.
Umbra's rebranding signifies the company's preparation for its first commercial satellite launches throughout 2021.
Umbra views analytics firms offering SAR data as mission partners and believes in mutual success with them.
Umbra Lab expects to offer synthetic aperture radar imagery at a resolution of 0.25 m by 0.25 m per pixel.
Umbra Lab plans to sell synthetic aperture radar imagery without offering geospatial analytics.
Umbra Laboratory of Santa Barbara is scheduled to begin launching 50-kilogram SAR satellites 2020.
Umbra is developing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites capable of producing imagery at a resolution of 0.25 m.
Umbra Lab plans to sell its synthetic aperture radar imagery for prices comparable to electro-optical imagery.
Umbra Lab is preparing to send its first spacecraft into orbit 2020 and has not announced a launch contract.
Umbra Lab plans to expand its current 929-square-meter facility to 2,137 square meters with a laboratory large enough to manufacture dozens of antennas at a time.
Umbra Lab plans to launch a constellation of synthetic aperture radar microsatellites to capture imagery with a resolution of 0.25 m.
Companies building additional small SAR constellations include Umbra Lab of Santa Barbara, California.
Umbra is preparing to launch its first group of Synthetic Aperture Radar microsatellites after nearly four years of secretive research and development.
Umbra Lab is a Santa Barbara, California startup building synthetic aperture radar microsatellites.
Umbra Lab planned to capture synthetic aperture radar imagery at 25-centimeter resolution from 50-kilogram satellites.
Marcus Chevitarese joined Umbra Lab as the company’s engineering vice president on 2019-12-05.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Umbra Lab a license in 2018 for a constellation to offer 25-centimeter resolution from satellites in 515-kilometer circular sun-synchronous orbit.
Starbridge Venture Capital’s May 2018 investment in Umbra Lab accompanied plans at that time to operate 12 satellites capable of revisiting sites hourly to offer customers one-meter resolution imagery.
Umbra Lab does not plan to provide image analytics and intends to give customers the ability to task satellites and gather raw SAR data on specific sites.
Umbra Lab plans to offer customers mosaics created by stitching multiple images of various sizes and shapes.