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Capella Space

US
commercialFounded 2016
www.capellaspace.com
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Capella Space and the U.S. Army Payload Development Lab entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement on 2021-10-21 to explore applications for synthetic-aperture radar through simulation and testing.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductOct 21, 2021Capella to work with U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center

Capella Space is actively building a commercial market for synthetic-aperture radar applications to support companies and nongovernmental organizations.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductOct 21, 2021Capella to work with U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center

Capella Space offers the highest SAR resolution.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductOct 8, 2021NGA plans annual survey of international Earth imagery leaders

The National Reconnaissance Office is working with Capella Space and Hawkeye 360 under study contracts to help establish links between commercial satellites and government networks.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2021NRO establishes licenses and cybersecurity rules for commercial imagery providers

In December 2019 the National Reconnaissance Office awarded Capella Space a contract to experiment with the company’s SAR data to evaluate its utility for national security.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2021NRO to tap commercial industry for space-based radar data

Commercial imaging resolution has reached under 0.3 m with Airbus and Maxar leading the optical sector and ICEYE, Capella, and Umbra leading the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sector, all targeting the defense market.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductOct 6, 2021Towards a $7.5B Earth Observation Data & Service Market by 2030

Airbus and Maxar are leading in the under 30cm optical resolution market, while ICEYE, Capella, and Umbra lead in the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) market.

Mentioned as: CapellaTechnical ProductOct 5, 2021Euroconsult Projects A $7.5 Billion Earth Observation Data & Service Market By 2030

Spaceflight Inc. signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc. / Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductSep 26, 2021Spaceflight’s Long List Of New Launch Contracts Enrich Future Of Space Infrastructure

Spaceflight has signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc., Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductSep 22, 2021Spaceflight’s new launch contracts growth of Space infra

Capella Space launched an Open Data Program to the public in 2021.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2021Capella Space opens its SAR data to the public

Capella Space aims to make very high-resolution SAR accessible to people developing geospatial insights and algorithms.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductSep 14, 2021Capella Space opens its SAR data to the public

Capella Space launched the Open Data Program to provide Capella’s high-resolution, ultra-low-latency SAR data directly to researchers, nonprofits, developers, and disaster response organizations.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductSep 14, 2021New SAR Data Program Launched By Capella Space

Capella Space announced plans on 2021-09-14 to share synthetic-aperture radar data gathered by its satellite constellation with researchers, nonprofit organizations, application developers, and disaster response organizations.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2021Capella shares SAR data with researchers, app developers

Capella Space provides very high-resolution, ultra-low-latency, 24/7 all-weather synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to government and commercial customers.

Mentioned as: capella spaceTechnical ProductSep 14, 2021Capella Space opens its SAR data to the public

Capella Space launched an Open Data Program by providing 60 high-resolution SAR scenes of sites on every continent.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2021Capella shares SAR data with researchers, app developers

Phase Four has sent four Maxwell engines to space with Capella Space since 2021-01-24.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralJul 1, 2021Phase Four sees fourth Maxwell engine launch with Capella Space SAR Satellite

Capella Space has developed a working relationship with Phase Four over the past two years.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralJul 1, 2021Phase Four sees fourth Maxwell engine launch with Capella Space SAR Satellite

Phase Four collaborated with Capella Space to develop, enhance, produce, launch, and operate its first Maxwell Block 1 propulsion systems.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipJul 1, 2021Phase Four sees fourth Maxwell engine launch with Capella Space SAR Satellite

A Maxwell engine was launched onboard a Capella Space synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-2 dedicated rideshare launch on 2021-06-30.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipJul 1, 2021Phase Four sees fourth Maxwell engine launch with Capella Space SAR Satellite

Two Capella satellites launched on the SpaceX Transporter-1 rideshare flight in January provided the first on-orbit evidence of Phase Four’s Maxwell technology.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 30, 2021Capella Space and Phase Four reveal Maxwell Engine performance
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