Mid-inclination orbit provides more SAR-imaging
opportunities at middle latitudes of the globe for ICEYE
customers.
HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 21,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ICEYE, the global leader in SAR
satellite operations for Earth Observation and persistent
monitoring, announced today that it has launched two new satellites
to its constellation of SAR satellites. Both satellites expand the
availability of ICEYE's latest imaging technology to deliver
additional 25 cm imaging capacity. The satellites were integrated
via Exolaunch and launched as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare
mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space
Force Base in California,
USA. Both satellites have established communication, and
early routine operations are underway. With today's launch, ICEYE
has successfully launched 40 satellites into orbit since 2018, with
nine satellites launched in 2024 alone.
The new SAR satellites were launched into mid-inclination
orbits; compared to a polar orbit, these mid-inclination orbits
provide more than twice the collection opportunities at middle
latitudes of the globe. ICEYE customers have many areas of interest
in these middle latitudes (+/- 45 degrees), and these customers
will benefit from increased persistence over these regions.
Customers with imaging interests outside these middle latitudes
will continue to benefit from the frequent revisit enabled by
ICEYE's dozens of satellites in polar orbits. ICEYE's unique mix of
mid-inclination and polar orbits provides its customers with deep
revisit capabilities for targets all around the globe. The new
satellites will serve ICEYE's commercial missions as part of the
world's largest SAR satellite constellation owned and operated by
ICEYE.
Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and
Co-founder of ICEYE said: "This launch marks another
significant milestone in ICEYE's ability to provide our customers
with a rich diversity of collection opportunities. We bolster our
industry-leading SAR constellation and expand our customers'
collection opportunities in the areas most important to them."
Today's launch is another step forward in ICEYE's steady
drumbeat of innovative breakthroughs in Earth Observation. This
year alone, ICEYE has, for example, introduced Dwell Precise, a new
25 cm imaging mode that offers its customers the highest-fidelity
25cm imaging capability, and adds advanced capability to ICEYE's
line of Dwell products; launched an API that allows customers to
directly task its SAR satellite constellation; and launched ICEYE
Ocean Vision to provide actionable intelligence for maritime domain
awareness.
About ICEYE
ICEYE delivers unparalleled persistent monitoring capabilities
to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth, faster
and more accurately than ever before.
Owning the world's largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
satellite constellation, ICEYE provides objective, near real-time
insights, ensuring that customers have unmatched access to
actionable high-quality data, day or night, even in challenging
environmental conditions. As a trusted partner to governments and
commercial industries, ICEYE delivers intelligence in sectors such
as insurance, natural catastrophe response and recovery, security,
maritime monitoring, and finance, enabling decision-making that
contributes to community resilience and sustainable
development.
ICEYE operates internationally with offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, the UK, Australia, Japan, UAE, Greece, and the US. We have more than
700 employees, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on
Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth
Observation.
Media contact: press@iceye.com
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latest updates and insights.
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