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- Capella, Iceye and Umbra win NRO radar-data contracts SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded contracts to Capella Space, Iceye U.S. and Umbra to expand the U.S. government’s use of commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The […]
- Capella Space wins $49 million contract for military communications satellite demo SpaceNews · 8 Apr 2026 The contract was awarded by the Space Development Agency for 2027 demonstrations
- Capella Space bets on quantum future under IonQ ownership SpaceNews · 18 May 2025 IonQ’s long-term ambition is to build the world’s first space-based quantum key distribution network
- IonQ to acquire Capella Space in bid to build ultra-secure quantum network SpaceNews · 7 May 2025 The quantum computing firm plans to build the first space-based quantum key distribution system
- Capella Space Secures $15M US Air Force Contract to Modernize SAR Sensor Technology The Launch Pad · 17 Sep 2024 Capella Space Secures $15M US Air Force Contract to Modernize SAR Sensor Technology
- Capella Space lands $15 million U.S. Air Force contract for radar imaging upgrade SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2024 Capella Space operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites
- Rocket Lab launches Capella Space SAR satellite SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab launched a Capella Space radar imaging satellite Aug. 11 on a mission that illustrated the flexibility offered by, but also the challenges facing, small launch vehicles.
- Capella Space Secures $14.9 Million SAR Services Contract from U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory The Launch Pad · 3 Aug 2024 Capella Space Secures $14.9 Million SAR Services Contract from U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
- U.S. Air Force awards $14.9 million contract to Capella Space for radar imaging SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2024 The multi-year contract is to integrate Capella's radar imaging data into a U.S. Air Force Research Lab experimental cloud-based platform
- Capella Space using AI to automate ship identification SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 “This can be used to track activity in ports, shipping lanes or other areas.”
- Capella Space sets sights on international market for radar satellites SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2024 CEO Frank Backes: ‘We're seeing a real surge of interest from countries that want to build their own sovereign SAR capabilities’
- Capella Space Moves Acadia Launches To SpaceX Rideshare Following RocketLab Launch Failure The Launch Pad · 6 Dec 2023 Capella Space, a provider of radar imaging satellites, has announced it will launch the remaining two Acadia satellites on SpaceX rideshare missions in response to deployment disruptions caused by RocketLab's Electron la...
- Capella to use SpaceX for two Acadia satellite launches SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2023 Capella Space will launch two radar imaging satellites on SpaceX rideshare missions after an Electron launch failure disrupted its deployment plans.
- Capella Space co-founder steps down as CEO SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2023 The co-founder of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging company Capella Space is stepping down as chief executive as the company seeks to grow its business, particularly with government customers.
- NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2023 Airbus DS Geo, Capella Space, GHGSat, Maxar, PlanetiQ, Spire Global and Umbra were selected under the fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide Earth observation data and services in suppo...
- Rocket Lab Suffers Second Stage Failure Space Scout · 19 Sep 2023 Rocket Lab has suffered a fourth failure of their Electron small launch vehicle this morning while carrying Capella Space’s Acadia-1 synthetic aperture radar satellite.
- Electron fails during Capella Space launch SpaceNews · 19 Sep 2023 A Rocket Lab Electron failed during a launch of Capella Space radar imaging satellite Sept. 19.
- Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab launched its second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16, placing two Capella Space radar imaging satellites into orbit.
- Rocket Lab deploys two Capella radar satellites after launch from Virginia Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher delivered two all-weather radar Earth observation satellites into orbit for Capella Space Thursday night after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia, successfully completing the company’s s...
- Rocket Lab’s second launch from Virginia will loft two commercial radar satellites Spaceflight Now · 10 Mar 2023 Rocket Lab’s second mission from a new launch pad in Virginia is set to take off Saturday night with two commercial radar remote sensing satellites for Capella Space.
- Capella teams with analytics firms to promote use of radar imagery SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 ORLANDO — Capella Space, a company that operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites, is partnering with data analytics firms to help increase access to SAR imagery, the company announced...
- On National Security | A coming of age for commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2023 “Someone’s on the move,” Jeffrey Lewis tweeted on Feb. 23, 2022, the day before Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Known on social media as @ArmsControlWonk, Lewis had been tracking Russian movements in the days preceding t...
- Capella Space establishes new subsidiary focused on U.S. defense market SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2023 Capella Space announced Jan. 31 it is forming a new business unit, Capella Federal, that will offer “increased Earth observation access to select U.S. defense customers.”
- Capella Space raises $60 million to accelerate constellation SpaceNews · 11 Jan 2023 Capella Space has raised $60 million to allow the company to accelerate the deployment of its constellation and meet growing demand for its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery.
- Capella Space raises $60 million from fund run by billionaire entertainment exec Thomas Tull CNBC · 10 Jan 2023 San Francisco-based satellite imagery specialist Capella Space raised $60 million in fresh capital, the company announced on Tuesday.
- Capella unveils a new generation of radar satellites SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2022 Capella Space intends to offer improved image resolution and quality with a new generation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, called Acadia, scheduled to launch in early 2023.
- Capella raises $97 million to expand radar constellation SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2022 Capella Space raised $97 million in a Series C investment round.
- Capella unveils automated tasking products SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2022 Capella Space unveiled three products April 14 that automate tasking of the company’s constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
- National Reconnaissance Office signs agreements with five commercial radar satellite operators SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office announced Jan. 20 it has signed agreements with commercial radar imagery providers Airbus U.S., Capella Space, Iceye U.S., PredaSAR and Umbra.
- Capella to install optical terminals on imaging satellites to share data with DoD space agency SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2021 Capella Space will begin installing optical communications terminals on synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites in 2022 as part of a campaign to quickly deliver data to the Pentagon Space Development Agency’s new Natio...
- Capella to work with U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2021 Capella Space is working with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center to satisfy Army demand for Earth observation with rapid tasking and delivery of synthetic-aperture radar data.
- Capella expands staff focused on U.S. Goverment sales and service SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 Capella Space named Amy Hopkins, former Boeing Phantom Works Strategy Director, as its first vice president and general manager of U.S. Government Services.
- Capella shares SAR data with researchers, app developers SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2021 Capella Space announced plans Sept. 14 to share synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data gathered by its satellite constellation with researchers, nonprofit organizations, application developers and disaster response organiza...
- Capella Space and Phase Four reveal Maxwell Engine performance SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2021 Capella Space launched its fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite June 29 with a Maxwell electric thruster manufactured by propulsion startup Phase Four.
- Capella Space wins research contract from U.S. Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2021 Radar satellite imagery startup Capella Space on June 14 received a $3 million research contract in support of the Space Development Agency’s National Defense Space Architecture.
- Former Capella Space and Planet executive joins Hydrosat SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2021 Scott Soenen, who help key engineering jobs at Capella Space and Planet, is the new chief technology officer of Hydrosat, a data analytics company building a satellite constellation to produce a thermal infrared map of E...
- Capella Space releases high-resolution Spotlight imagery SpaceNews · 16 Dec 2020 Capella Space released radar satellite images with a resolution of 50 centimeters by 50 centimeters, which the San Francisco startup says is the highest resolution available from a commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar sat...
- Capella sends first task order through Inmarsat data relay SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2020 Fleet operator Inmarsat and communications technology firm Addvalue Innovation announced success Nov. 23 relaying data between Capella Space’s operations center on the ground and Capella’s Sequoia synthetic aperture rada...
- Capella Space unveils first radar satellite images SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2020
- Rocket Lab returns to flight with Capella Space launch SpaceNews · 31 Aug 2020