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Umbra Space

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Umbra views analytics firms offering SAR data as mission partners and believes in mutual success with them.

Mentioned as: umbraTechnical ProductJan 6, 2021Umbra Drops “Lab” and Prepares for Launch

Umbra Lab plans to sell synthetic aperture radar imagery without offering geospatial analytics.

Mentioned as: umbra labTechnical ProductSep 24, 2020SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress

Umbra Lab expects to offer synthetic aperture radar imagery at a resolution of 0.25 m by 0.25 m per pixel.

Mentioned as: umbra labTechnical ProductSep 24, 2020SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress

Umbra Laboratory of Santa Barbara is scheduled to begin launching 50-kilogram SAR satellites 2020.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 18, 2020PredaSAR to send 48 satellites into initial radar constellation

Umbra is developing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites capable of producing imagery at a resolution of 0.25 m.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2020Remote sensing industry welcomes revamped regulations

Umbra Lab plans to expand its current 929-square-meter facility to 2,137 square meters with a laboratory large enough to manufacture dozens of antennas at a time.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 7, 2020Umbra Lab patent application reveals unique antenna design

Umbra Lab plans to sell its synthetic aperture radar imagery for prices comparable to electro-optical imagery.

Mentioned as: Umbra LabTechnical ProductApr 7, 2020Umbra Lab patent application reveals unique antenna design

Umbra Lab plans to launch a constellation of synthetic aperture radar microsatellites to capture imagery with a resolution of 0.25 m.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 7, 2020Umbra Lab patent application reveals unique antenna design

Umbra Lab is preparing to send its first spacecraft into orbit 2020 and has not announced a launch contract.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 7, 2020Umbra Lab patent application reveals unique antenna design

Companies building additional small SAR constellations include Umbra Lab of Santa Barbara, California.

Mentioned as: Umbra LabTechnical ProductFeb 13, 2020Iceye establishes U.S. office, considers U.S. manufacturing

Umbra is preparing to launch its first group of Synthetic Aperture Radar microsatellites after nearly four years of secretive research and development.

Mentioned as: UmbraTechnical ProductDec 31, 2019Umbra: Santa Barbara’s Next Generation Space Company

Marcus Chevitarese joined Umbra Lab as the company’s engineering vice president on 2019-12-05.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2019Raytheon deputy director joins SAR startup Umbra Lab

Umbra Lab planned to capture synthetic aperture radar imagery at 25-centimeter resolution from 50-kilogram satellites.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipDec 5, 2019Raytheon deputy director joins SAR startup Umbra Lab

Umbra Lab is a Santa Barbara, California startup building synthetic aperture radar microsatellites.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceTechnical ProductDec 5, 2019Raytheon deputy director joins SAR startup Umbra Lab

Umbra Lab does not plan to provide image analytics and intends to give customers the ability to task satellites and gather raw SAR data on specific sites.

Mentioned as: Umbra LabTechnical ProductOct 21, 2019Umbra emerges from stealth mode with plans to offer 25-centimeter radar at optical imagery prices

Umbra Lab plans to launch a constellation of 50-kilogram synthetic aperture radar satellites to capture imagery with a resolution of 0.25 m.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2019Umbra emerges from stealth mode with plans to offer 25-centimeter radar at optical imagery prices

Starbridge Venture Capital’s May 2018 investment in Umbra Lab accompanied plans at that time to operate 12 satellites capable of revisiting sites hourly to offer customers one-meter resolution imagery.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2019Umbra emerges from stealth mode with plans to offer 25-centimeter radar at optical imagery prices

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Umbra Lab a license in 2018 for a constellation to offer 25-centimeter resolution from satellites in 515-kilometer circular sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceOrg RelationshipOct 21, 2019Umbra emerges from stealth mode with plans to offer 25-centimeter radar at optical imagery prices

Umbra Lab plans to offer customers mosaics created by stitching multiple images of various sizes and shapes.

Mentioned as: Umbra SpaceNarrative GeneralOct 21, 2019Umbra emerges from stealth mode with plans to offer 25-centimeter radar at optical imagery prices

Umbra’s SAR payload incorporates a powerful antenna and an efficient feed to produce large quantities of single-look, sub-meter SAR imagery.

Mentioned as: UmbraTechnical ProductOct 10, 2019The Future of SAR is Black and White
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