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Umbra’s inaugural commercial satellite will launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral as part of the SpaceX Transporter-2 dedicated rideshare mission.
Umbra will license customer-purchased data under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Joe Morrison has been promoted to Vice President of Commercial Product at Umbra.
Umbra is committed to making a thriving commercial Earth observation industry possible by implementing transparent self-service scheduling, permissive licensing, and clear universal pricing.
In his new role, Joe Morrison is responsible for Umbra’s customer and partner experience.
Umbra believes that its model is the future for satellite operators.
Umbra’s cost advantage allows the company to launch spacecraft to quickly increase supply and keep data prices stable.
Umbra believes that the structural supply/demand curve can be resolved with technology.
Umbra is focused on removing friction from the sales process to unlock new markets for Earth observation data.
Umbra emphasizes customer obsession and long-term industry growth.
Umbra’s technological approach allows for offering more data over high-demand areas without complex licensing, priority access, or regional exclusivity.
Nimble Ventures led Umbra’s $32,000,000 equity financing.
Umbra plans to continue manufacturing spacecraft and begin launching satellites for its commercial missions 2021.
Umbra raised $32,000,000 in equity financing.
Umbra raised $32,000,000 in an investment round announced in January.
Umbra is a Santa Barbara, California startup preparing to launch its first X-band synthetic aperture radar microsatellite 2021.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Umbra an experimental license in February to operate high-bandwidth SAR using the 1,200 MHz band centered on 9.8 GHz and low-bandwidth SAR using the 600 MHz band centered on 9.6 GHz.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted Umbra a license in 2018 to offer 25-centimeter resolution from satellites in 515-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Umbra plans to sell inexpensive synthetic aperture radar data to customers rather than provide geospatial analytics.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted Umbra a license in 2018 to offer 25-centimeter resolution from satellites in a 515-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.