Spacex Launches World S Most Capable Commercial Radar Satellite For Umbra
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Umbra, a next-generation intelligence company, launched the first commercial microsatellite of its planned constellation on the SpaceX Transporter-2 mission. The Umbra SAR-2001 radar-imaging microsatellite rode into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Until now, access to high-resolution satellite imagery has been a privilege reserved for only the largest military powers. Soon, however, researchers, businesses, and US government partners will have timely access to the highest-quality Earth observation data available for the lowest prices on the market, via Umbra’s seamless direct tasking platform....