Friday, November 18, 2016

Palo Alto firm Capella Space to Launch First US SAR Satellite


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Capella Space Schedules Launch of First US SAR Satellite - Via Satellite -

[Via Satellite 11-17-2016] Capella Space has purchased a launch spot and is scheduled to put its U.S. commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite in space a year from now, in late 2017. The company has received funding from Data Collective VC and Canaan Partners, which have  previously backed companies such as Planet and Terra Bella.

In the short term, the company is trying to establish a lead over the competition, secure contracts, and make technical preparations for our launch. One year from now, Capella is slated to launch its first satellite.


Further out, the company plans to expand its presence out from one satellite to a constellation of SAR satellites with the aim of having enough satellites in orbit to see anywhere on Earth, any given hour.
Using that information, Capella is looking to build an archive of images and understand all kinds of image-rich changes on a macro and micro level something that has humanitarian, disaster relief, city planning, and oil and gas applications, just to name a few.

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