New Awakening for the SAR Industry
Satellite operator Umbra has achieved a new milestone in commercial space imaging with the release of a 16 cm/pixel Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image. This image sets a new record…
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USA is Losing the SARWars to China
The imperative of DoD/IC investment in SAR technology is clear. The United States government must fund every American SAR company or China will pass the United States. Fund the primes,…
Unprecedented SAR Dataset UMBRA Sets the Bar for Global Open Data Resources
The UMBRA Open Data initiative revolutionizes Synthetic Aperture Radar technology, providing unprecedented access to high-quality SAR imagery. In a development in the field of remote sensing, the UMBRA Open Data…
Game Change: Umbra Space, Maxar and the Future of Earth Observation
Umbra Space recently made some big announcements after being fairly quiet for the last several years. Umbra, which was initially dismissed by analysts and experts alike, has stunned the industry…
Umbra & ICEYE ring in 2023 with a SpaceX Launch
Umbra and Iceye will kick off its 2023 campaign on Tuesday by launching 5 satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-6 rideshare mission. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff at 9:56 …
NRO Starts Eating Commercial SAR Data
NRO awards five contracts for commercial radar capabilities on a rapid procurement timeline CHANTILLY, Va. – The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) announced the award of five contracts for commercial radar…
New SAR Launches Capella at (7), ICEYE at (14) and Umbra at (2)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 placed more than 100 smallsats into orbit Jan. 13 as the company accelerates the pace of its dedicated rideshare missions. The Falcon 9 lifted off from…
Umbra Awarded $950M IDIQ Contract Following Space-X Launch
Umbra has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration, and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software, and algorithm…
SpaceX Transporter #2 Launches Capella, ICEYE and Umbra Satellites
SpaceX has successfully launched the 88-satellite Transporter 2 rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 rocket and landed its 1st stage booster. The Transporter-2 payload manifest featured synthetic aperture radar (SAR)…
Umbra Hits “Jackpot” for 15cm Resolution Images
Umbra, a geospatial intelligence data provider, was granted a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite with 1,200 MHz of bandwidth. This…