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Sharp Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation with over 50 years of experience delivering space-qualified solar cells for various mission requirements. Sharp's solar cells were first authorized for space use in 1972 and have since powered over 180 satellites and space probes, including JAXA's SLIM lunar lander. The company offers a range of solar cells, including triple-junction and IMM3J cells, and provides machines for manufacturing processes. Sharp's pioneering solar development is compatible with applications in outer space.

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The Gen-3 constellation provides sharp nighttime views from space.

CapabilityValue 2.0Oct 8, 2025RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Intelligence doesn't stop when the sun goes down. Our Gen-3 constellation delivers sharp nighttime views of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia from space. Learn more about Gen-3 here: https://hubs.la/Q03MDZR80

The net cash position in 2024 was a sharp increase from €16.9 million in 2023.

FinancialValue 3.0Oct 3, 2025MaiaSpace Received €180M in Advance Payments in 2024

Albedo presented imagery pricing ranging from $120 per square kilometer for resolutions coarser than 50 centimeters to $3,000 per square kilometer for resolutions finer than 20 centimeters, and said its satellites could image as sharp as 11 centimeters per pixel.

GeneralFinancialCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 18, 2025The commercial case for Mars

Iceye builds and operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites that provide imagery at resolutions as sharp as 0.25 m.

CapabilityValue 4.5Dec 27, 2024Iceye raises additional $65 million

SWOT imagery acquired over the Rhine shows a sharp variation of about seven metres in water height on both sides of a hydroelectric dam.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 13, 2024SWOT aiding river navigation

Granta Autonomy's GS-214X and GS-218X micro gimbal systems enable drones to capture sharp images at distances up to 5 kilometers.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Jul 11, 2024Lithuanian Drone Startup Granta Autonomy Raises €1 Mn Seed Funding

Shares of Intuitive Machines fell 15% on the Nasdaq exchange on 2024-02-21, including a sharp drop around the anticipated orbital insertion time.

FinancialGeneralValue 3.0Feb 21, 2024IM-1 lander enters lunar orbit

Airbus currently operates two Pléiades Neo satellites launched in 2021 that provide images at resolutions as sharp as 0.3 m.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 20, 2024Airbus takes charges on satellite programs

BlackSky’s Gen-3 imaging satellites are designed to produce images at resolutions as sharp as 0.35 m.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 9, 2023BlackSky buys five Electron launches

China plans a modified model of the Long March 8 carrier rocket to improve launch efficiency for a sharp increase in the number of satellites to be launched.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 31, 2023China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink

The Athena 1920 delivers high-definition infrared imagery with exceptional clarity, minimal motion blur, and sharp detail in dark conditions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5May 3, 2023BAE Systems unveils advanced, high-definition, thermal camera core

BlackSky is moving to a Gen-3 series of satellites that will provide imagery with resolution as sharp as 0.5 m.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 24, 2023Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites

Each Planet SuperDove is equipped with eight spectral bands and improved on-orbit capacity to deliver sharp, analysis-ready data quickly.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 3, 2023Planet To Launch 36 SuperDove Satellites With SpaceX

Each Planet SuperDove is equipped with eight spectral bands and improved on-orbit capacity to quickly deliver sharp, analysis-ready data.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jan 3, 2023Planet to Launch 36 SuperDove Satellites with SpaceX

Each Planet SuperDove has improved on-orbit capacity to quickly deliver sharp, analysis-ready data to customers.

CapabilityValue 2.0Jan 3, 2023Planet Labs launches 36 SuperDove smallsats with SpaceX

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp delivered a keynote at the GEOINT Symposium in Aurora, Colorado on 2022-04-25.

GovernanceGeneralValue 1.2Apr 25, 2022Vice Adm. Sharp: Commercial satellites a key counterforce to Russian disinformation

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp has led the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency since February 2019.

GovernanceValue 3.5Jan 10, 2022Biden nominates Navy admiral to run National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Virgin Orbit began trading publicly on 2021-12-30 and ended 2021 with its shares down 13 percent after a sharp decline on 2021-12-31.

FinancialValue 3.8Jan 3, 2022Space SPACs look to rebound in 2022

Fugro’s helicopter-based image capture uses proprietary ROAMES software and hardware to navigate to all poles in the field and produce ultra-sharp images from every angle.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 20, 2021Fugro delivers ROAMES project for WEL Networks in New Zealand

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, published the National System for Geospatial Intelligence Enterprise Commercial GEOINT Strategy 2021-2025 in his role as the GEOINT Functional Manager.

PlanGovernanceValue 3.0Nov 8, 2021Geospatial Intelligence Community Should Leverage More Commercial Technology
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