ICEYE launches quartet of new satellites
ICEYE, which operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions, has successfully launched four new SAR satellites on August 16, 2024.
The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with Space X from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US. Each spacecraft has established communication, and early routine operations are underway.
The satellites serve both ICEYE’s commercial and dedicated customer missions and were manufactured by ICEYE in Finland and ICEYE US in the US. The satellites include the first ICEYE satellite launch for Bayanat (a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions) and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat – the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider) for their Earth Observation Space Program.
“With frequent and steady deployment of new satellites into the ICEYE constellation, we are making progress towards our vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation,” said Rafal Modrzewski, chief executive and co-founder of ICEYE. “The powerful and capable satellite constellation ensures fulfilling our commitments to working as a trusted partner with a growing number of governments and commercial industries to deliver timely, accurate, and actionable insights for faster and better decision-making. We are proud to launch the first ICEYE satellite for our customer Bayanat and Yahsat and look forward to continued successful cooperation on their missions.”
“We are pleased to add more next generation, US-manufactured satellite capacity to the constellation. This further strengthens our capabilities to serve our customers with actionable data and insights”, said Eric Jensen, chief executive of ICEYE US.
ICEYE ‘s satellites can image any location on the Earth’s surface in any environmental condition, day or night. SAR data provides precise insights for ICEYE’s government and commercial customers in near real-time.
ICEYE plans to launch up to 13 new satellites in 2024, and 10-15 new satellites annually in 2025 and beyond for its constellation and customers. The previous launch in March 2024 successfully deployed three new satellites into the constellation, and in 2023 ICEYE successfully launched 10 new satellites.
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