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Albedo Space

US
commercialFounded 1994
United States
albedo.com/
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Albedo received pre-seed funding from Y Combinator and backing from a climate technology investment fund.

Mentioned as: AlbedoOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2021Startup Albedo focuses on 10-centimeter Earth imagery

Albedo founders obtained letters of intent valued at $56,000,000 while participating in Y Combinator.

Mentioned as: Albedo SpaceOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2021Startup Albedo focuses on 10-centimeter Earth imagery

Albedo plans to equip its satellites with electric propulsion and design them for on-orbit refueling.

Mentioned as: AlbedoTechnical ProductJan 25, 2021Startup Albedo focuses on 10-centimeter Earth imagery

Albedo plans to reduce the cost of gathering 10-centimeter electro-optical imagery by flying refrigerator-size satellites with large-aperture cameras at low altitudes.

Mentioned as: AlbedoTechnical ProductJan 25, 2021Startup Albedo focuses on 10-centimeter Earth imagery

Albedo plans to establish a satellite constellation offering Earth imagery with a resolution of 0.1 m per pixel.

Mentioned as: Albedo SpaceNarrative GeneralJan 25, 2021Startup Albedo focuses on 10-centimeter Earth imagery

Albedo plans to begin launching satellites in 2024 and to establish a constellation of 24 satellites in 2027.

Mentioned as: Albedo SpaceOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2021Startup Albedo focuses on 10-centimeter Earth imagery

SpaceX plans to launch up to 12,000 satellites and is investigating albedo reduction for future satellites to reflect less sunlight.

Mentioned as: Albedo SpaceNarrative PlanAug 23, 2019Radio astronomers worried about OneWeb interference
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