ICEYE successfully completes its largest satellite launch ever, placing five new SAR satellites into orbit
Press Release
From: ICEYE
Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2022
ICEYE, the worldwide chief in persistent monitoring with radar satellite imaging and an knowledgeable in flood and pure disaster (NatCat) options, has successfully launched five new SAR satellites. All spacecraft had been launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 smallsat rideshare mission through EXOLAUNCH from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Communication has successfully been established with every spacecraft. ICEYE and ICEYE US have now deployed 21 satellites since 2018, together with each business and devoted buyer missions.
ICEYE’s satellite constellation is designed to offer prospects with dependable and frequent imagery enabling the speedy detection and monitoring of modifications on the Earth’s floor, no matter time of day, or climate circumstances. This functionality is significant for presidency and business makes use of in numerous sectors, together with insurance coverage, pure disaster response and restoration, nationwide safety, protection, humanitarian reduction and local weather change monitoring.
“The ICEYE team has launched 21 small radar imaging satellites in a few short years, which is a remarkable feat to accomplish,” says Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-founder of ICEYE. “The world needs these sources of objective truth data now more than ever. With this launch, we’ll have increased performance and capacity to further support our customers and our growth across current and emerging vertical markets.”
The launch additionally included the second and third satellites constructed, licensed and operated by ICEYE US. ICEYE US, a subsidiary of ICEYE, established a satellite manufacturing facility early final 12 months at its headquarters in Irvine, California. The newly launched ICEYE US satellites are licensed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and will likely be operated and managed solely from the corporate’s 24/7 Mission Operations Center in Irvine.
“Expanding our fleet of US built satellites is a critical step that expands our capability to support our customers across the U.S. Government,” says Jerry Welsh, CEO of ICEYE US. “We are seeing a shift in the U.S. and international government sector that is now looking to fully leverage and integrate commercial remote sensing technologies into their collection architectures.”
Two of the satellites launched are offered on to the Brazilian Air Force. The Air Force will function the satellites in assist of environmental and nationwide safety goals. Due to Brazil’s cloudy climate, SAR satellites that may picture the earth through the evening or via clouds have an vital benefit in gathering actionable insights.
Later this 12 months, ICEYE plans on including as much as five further satellites to its constellation together with extra satellites manufactured by ICEYE US.
About ICEYE
ICEYE delivers unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on earth. Owning the world’s largest artificial aperture radar constellation, the corporate permits goal, data-driven selections for its prospects in sectors similar to insurance coverage, pure disaster response and restoration, safety, maritime monitoring and finance. ICEYE’s information could be collected day or evening, and even via cloud cowl. For extra data, please go to www.iceye.com.
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