The Other SAR Operators: Capella, Umbra, iQPS, Synspective and the Incumbents
Who else operates commercial SAR, and how do they differ from ICEYE?
Chapter summary
SAR has become a crowded field.
Key takeaways
- 1
In the US, Capella Space was bought by the quantum-computing company IonQ in 2025 for about $311–318 million in stock and has 9 satellites in orbit on Setcoin's count; Umbra sells very high resolution radar (about 16–25 cm) from a small fleet of 5.
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In Japan, iQPS and Synspective each have 11 satellites in orbit and plan dozens.
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Incumbents include Airbus (TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, PAZ partnership), Italy's COSMO-SkyMed and Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
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