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Capella Space

US
commercialFounded 2016
www.capellaspace.com
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Capella doubled the size of its satellites and redesigned the reflector antenna for its Whitney constellation of seven satellites scheduled to begin launching 2020 on rockets flown by Rocket Lab, SpaceX and others.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 25, 2020NGA signs research and development agreement with Capella

Capella builds synthetic aperture radar satellites in-house, enabling the company to modify satellite components to address specific customer problems.

Mentioned as: CapellaTechnical ProductJun 25, 2020NGA signs research and development agreement with Capella

Capella plans to launch its Whitney constellation satellites on rockets flown by Rocket Lab, SpaceX and other providers.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 25, 2020NGA signs research and development agreement with Capella

Capella Space is the first U.S. commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite company to announce a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with NGA.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductJun 25, 2020NGA signs research and development agreement with Capella

Capella Space tested a spacecraft subassembly built with Carbice Carbon earlier 2020.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2020Thermal materials startup Carbice finds foothold in space industry

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts in late last year to radar satellite startup Capella Space and to HawkEye 360.

Mentioned as: capella spaceTechnical ProductJun 21, 2020NRO to award multiple imagery contracts by year’s end

San Francisco-based Capella Space plans to begin launching operational SAR satellites weighing 100 kg 2020.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 18, 2020PredaSAR to send 48 satellites into initial radar constellation

Capella had planned to launch seven SAR satellites 2020 but expects some launches to be delayed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 14, 2020FIRST UP | Intelsat files for Chapter 11 • NASA refining Artemis architecture • Space Force’s 21st Space Wing commander dies unexpectedly

Capella will provide airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery for the U.S. Navy under a contract intended as a steppingstone toward later satellite SAR imagery deals.

Mentioned as: CapellaOrg RelationshipMay 14, 2020FIRST UP | Intelsat files for Chapter 11 • NASA refining Artemis architecture • Space Force’s 21st Space Wing commander dies unexpectedly

Dan Connors, former GeoEye vice president and deputy general counsel, is joining Capella Space 2020-05-11.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductMay 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is not planning to offer airborne imagery as a permanent product line and is using an airborne campaign as a stepping stone to deliver satellite imagery to the U.S. Navy.

Mentioned as: capella spaceTechnical ProductMay 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is using airborne SAR campaigns to test its radar, data processing, and delivery services.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductMay 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Capella Space planned to launch seven satellites in 2020.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space signed a contract on 2020-05-13 to provide airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery and analytics services to the U.S. Navy.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is a San Francisco startup focused on establishing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductMay 13, 2020Capella to supply U.S. Navy with airborne imagery

Capella Space is a commercial customer of Rocket Lab and is building a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductApr 1, 2020Rocket Lab executive says company is well positioned to weather crisis

Capella plans to launch its first seven operational satellites in 2020.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative PlanMar 5, 2020Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit

Capella's first operational satellite, Sequoia, is scheduled to launch into sun-synchronous orbit in late March alongside Saocom 1B on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Mentioned as: CapellaTechnical ProductMar 5, 2020Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit

Capella Space will send a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite into a mid-inclination orbit later 2020 on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductMar 5, 2020Rocket Lab to send Capella radar satellite to mid-inclination orbit

Companies building additional small SAR constellations include Capella Space of San Francisco.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2020Iceye establishes U.S. office, considers U.S. manufacturing
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