X1 was 70 kilograms. ... Right now, X2 is planned to weigh 80 kilograms. It has a substantial amount of improvement. We go from 10-meter resolution in X1 to less than three-meter resolution in X2... We managed to upgrade the antenna so it’s twice as large as the previous one but it weighs less. However, there are other subsystems we are adding, such as propulsion for orbital maintenance, that carry additional mass. We are working with Enpulsion out of Austria, using their ion propulsion on X2 and X3.
ICEYE Raises $34M in Series B Financing and Confirms Nine Satellite Launches by End of 2019Latest round builds on year of explosive growth for Earth observation company, fast-tracks launches for SAR satellite constellation.Helsinki, FINLAND – May 24, 2018 – ICEYE, an Earth observation company providing synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data, today announced $34M Series B funding led by return investor True Ventures and supported by Draper Network VC funds and others. Building on ICEYE’s recent aerospace industry achievements, the Finland-based SAR data company will use the new capital to expand its custom analytics services for its growing customer base, further develop its SAR satellite technology, as well as fund additional launches of ICEYE SAR satellites.ICEYE’s Series B funding round includes financial backing from previous investors True Ventures, Draper Nexus, Draper Associates, Seraphim Capital and Space Angels. The funding round is joined by new ICEYE investors OTB, Tesi, Draper Esprit and Promus Ventures. To date, ICEYE has raised a total of $53M, including government financing from Finland and the EU’s Horizon 2020 program.“This funding secures our goal of deploying the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation before the end of next year,” said Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-founder, ICEYE. “I’m most excited for our customers, who can now start to make their plans a reality.”In January, ICEYE successfully completed a historic landmark in aerospace by becoming the first organization in the world to launch a SAR satellite with a launch mass of under 100kg. With darkness or clouds covering two-thirds of the planet at any given time, SAR technology delivers reliable imaging even when optical imaging cannot. Providing timely imaging data to both governments and commercial entities, ICEYE is helping its customers solve some of the world’s toughest challenges in sectors such as the maritime industry, disaster management, insurance, finance, security and intelligence.“ICEYE is developing and deploying SAR satellite technology that has been dreamed about for decades, but which was thought to be impossible to deliver,” said Rohit Sharma, venture partner at True Ventures and ICEYE board member. “We are excited to accelerate our three-year-old partnership with ICEYE and lead their current round of financing as they continue to change the way Earth observation data is gathered, analyzed, and delivered.”Following the January 2018 launch of ICEYE-X1, ICEYE is launching two additional satellites this year. ICEYE is aiming for a total of 9 upcoming satellite launches by the end of 2019 and is actively seeking out launch operators to continue the company’s rapid acceleration towards the future.
[Space News] ICEYE raises another $34 million for radar satellitesThe company’s first mission, ICEYE-X1, is no longer conducting commercial operations. Still, X1 was a successful mission, Modrzewski said, because even though the satellite was “by no means perfect,” it captured SAR imagery and provided important lessons for engineers building additional SAR satellites. ICEYE follows an iterative model, called agile hardware development, to continually improve the performance of its satellites. From X1, ICEYE identified more than 150 issues, both large and small. The company has corrected more than 50 of those issues for future satellites, beginning with X2, Modrzewski said.
Small Satellite Launches 2019-2020ICEYE is launching a constellation of 18 satellites by the end of 2020. We are requesting information to evaluate launch opportunities starting in 2019.Mass: 85 kgVolume Envelope: 700 x 800 x 820 mmAltitude: 400-600 kmInclination: SSO, 40-60°
ICEYE RFI QuoteSmall Satellite Launches 2019-2020ICEYE is launching a constellation of 18 satellites by the end of 2020. We are requesting information to evaluate launch opportunities starting in 2019.Mass: 85 kgVolume Envelope: 700 x 800 x 820 mmAltitude: 400-600 kmInclination: SSO, 40-60°
ICEYE engineers are integrating and testing the firm’s third and fourth satellites.ICEYE plans to launch between five and eight satellites in 2019 to create an operational constellation of at least six satellites...To date, ICEYE has raised more than $65 million...ICEYE planned to launch ICEYE X-3 in 2018 but “unfortunately due to launch delays, this mission is currently scheduled for the first half of 2019,”
Business Finland gives ICEYE 10 million EurosQuoteICEYE engineers are integrating and testing the firm’s third and fourth satellites.ICEYE plans to launch between five and eight satellites in 2019 to create an operational constellation of at least six satellites...To date, ICEYE has raised more than $65 million...ICEYE planned to launch ICEYE X-3 in 2018 but “unfortunately due to launch delays, this mission is currently scheduled for the first half of 2019,”
Plus these guys are burning cash pretty fast as a company with just two sats in orbit.The Cantrell Effect.
Quote from: ringsider on 12/15/2018 04:15 pmPlus these guys are burning cash pretty fast as a company with just two sats in orbit.The Cantrell Effect.These guys are actually on orbit for the second time, and got a chance to make improvements from their first tech demo sat when they made the second one. They now have a viable product if it holds up better than the first sat. I don't see how this is comparable to a company in a different industry that hasn't even done a demo of a full product yet.
Quote from: gongora on 12/15/2018 04:55 pmQuote from: ringsider on 12/15/2018 04:15 pmPlus these guys are burning cash pretty fast as a company with just two sats in orbit.The Cantrell Effect.These guys are actually on orbit for the second time, and got a chance to make improvements from their first tech demo sat when they made the second one. They now have a viable product if it holds up better than the first sat. I don't see how this is comparable to a company in a different industry that hasn't even done a demo of a full product yet.Jimmy Cantrell is a board advisor to Iceye:-https://www.crunchbase.com/search/jobs/field/people/num_current_advisor_jobs/jim-cantrell
Quote from: ringsider on 12/15/2018 05:54 pmQuote from: gongora on 12/15/2018 04:55 pmQuote from: ringsider on 12/15/2018 04:15 pmPlus these guys are burning cash pretty fast as a company with just two sats in orbit.The Cantrell Effect.These guys are actually on orbit for the second time, and got a chance to make improvements from their first tech demo sat when they made the second one. They now have a viable product if it holds up better than the first sat. I don't see how this is comparable to a company in a different industry that hasn't even done a demo of a full product yet.Jimmy Cantrell is a board advisor to Iceye:-https://www.crunchbase.com/search/jobs/field/people/num_current_advisor_jobs/jim-cantrellAnd the company supplying the platform bus is also and Cantrell business.
ECM Space Joins ICEYE’s Launch Provider PortfolioHelsinki, FINLAND – August 22, 2018New Space companies partner for launches as small sat industry blasts offICEYE, an Earth observation company creating the world’s largest Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, today announced an agreement with ECM Space to launch two or more ICEYE SAR satellites into different target orbits over the next years.Leveraging ECM Space’s experience launching small satellites, the partnership will contribute to ICEYE creating the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation by the end of 2019, aimed to critically increase the frequency and availability of SAR satellite imagery for business and government customers.As part of the longer-term agreement, ECM Space will provide launch arrangements to ICEYE as the company forges ahead on the development of its initial 18 SAR satellite configuration. The first two launches of the cooperation agreement will be performed starting this year through 2019.Dmitry Bogdanov, CEO of ECM Space, said: "We are happy to have a new European partner such as ICEYE with their ambitious launch program. We have already arranged two new launches for ICEYE, with preparations currently underway, and look forward to pushing the boundaries forward for New Space together." Tackling a global shortage of actionable land and sea data, ICEYE’s radar satellites provide SAR imagery taken every few hours of any point on Earth, regardless of the time of day or cloud cover. Using this rich data and the fastest revisit rates for reliable imaging, ICEYE helps solve problems in a wide range of sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, finance, oil and gas, security and intelligence.Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of ICEYE, said: "ICEYE is quickly moving forward with the launch of our constellation of SAR satellites with a key focus on efficiency. By partnering with ECM Space on launch arrangements, we can keep focusing on the advanced development and operation of our SAR satellites. ICEYE aims to launch a total of 9 upcoming satellites by the end of 2019."
Cancelled payloadsThree SAMSON nano-satellites built in Israel and the 80-kilogram ICEYE remote-sensing satellite from Finland were originally booked for this flight as well, but their developers were not able to meet the launch deadline. On the Fregat payload adapter, the missing passengers have been replaced with mass simulators to preserve the calculated dynamics of the mission. The simulators will be released from the Fregat according to the original launch timeline.
Quote from: gongora on 12/14/2018 05:28 pmBusiness Finland gives ICEYE 10 million EurosQuoteICEYE engineers are integrating and testing the firm’s third and fourth satellites.ICEYE plans to launch between five and eight satellites in 2019 to create an operational constellation of at least six satellites...To date, ICEYE has raised more than $65 million...ICEYE planned to launch ICEYE X-3 in 2018 but “unfortunately due to launch delays, this mission is currently scheduled for the first half of 2019,”Interesting the PR talks several times about it being a "grant" but it's actually a loan according to the finance source:-ICEYE RECEIVES 10M€ CAPITAL LOAN FROM BUSINESS FINLAND https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/whats-new/news/2018/iceye-receives-10m-capital-loan-from-business-finland-to-initiate-internet-of-locations/That's very interesting - somebody tries to create the impression it's free money when it isn't.Plus these guys are burning cash pretty fast as a company with just two sats in orbit.The Cantrell Effect.
For these newest images of container terminal port operations, ICEYE wanted to demonstrate its high-resolution capabilities. Looking at ports in Nigeria, Australia, and elsewhere, the company was able to acquire and process images at up to 0.55-meter resolution, distinguishing details about the loading of crude oil and individual vessels.
Under 1-meter resolution radar satellite imaging from ICEYE breaks previous technological barriers for small SAR satellitesHelsinki, FINLAND – August 9, 2019 – ICEYE, the global leader in small satellite synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) technology, is the first in the world to achieve better-than 1 meter resolution imagery from under-100kg (220 pounds) SAR satellites. The new Spotlight imaging capability builds on ICEYE’s legacy of leading the way on small satellite SAR since its history-making first small SAR satellite launch in January 2018. Since then the company has continued to launch more satellites, latest in July 2019 with two new units. With new satellites being launched still during 2019, ICEYE continues to develop and optimize its imaging capabilities further for customers in both commercial and government segments.“Offering satellite imagery day and night, regardless of cloud cover, and at these very high resolutions, makes small SAR the new standard for reliable and timely imaging,” said Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of ICEYE. “The imagery we’ve released today shows that the previously perceived limits of small satellite SAR continue to be solved by our extremely talented teams at ICEYE.”ICEYE’s newly developed Spotlight imaging mode enables under 1-meter radar imaging from the company’s satellites. With Spotlight imaging, the satellite focuses its energy on a smaller area for a longer time, resulting in more data received from the same location. This in turn can be processed into more detailed imagery.Very high-resolution radar satellite images are uniquely helpful for both distinguishing small objects, and for accurately classifying larger objects such as vessels. These added capabilities of ICEYE’s SAR satellites are especially valuable in resolving challenges in sectors such as emergency response, finance, civil government, and maritime security.“ICEYE continues to provide commercial SAR data to its customers while developing new and improved capabilities,” said Pekka Laurila, CSO and co-founder of ICEYE. “We are continually working with our customers to help turn these unique capabilities into the industry-specific solutions that they need.”
Finnish space start-up Iceye has once again given an impressive demonstration of its novel technology's capabilities.
QuoteFinnish space start-up Iceye has once again given an impressive demonstration of its novel technology's capabilities.https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-49253951
Quote from: Star One on 08/10/2019 07:54 pmQuoteFinnish space start-up Iceye has once again given an impressive demonstration of its novel technology's capabilities.https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-49253951Is Jim Cantrell still on their advisory board?
Helsinki, FINLAND – September 22, 2020 – ICEYE, a World-leading SAR data provider, today announced the closing of a larger than planned $87M Series C funding, led by return investor True Ventures, with a significant additional investment by OTB Ventures. ICEYE has so far successfully launched 5 satellite missions, starting with the first ever small SAR satellite launched in January 2018. The company is launching 4 additional SAR satellites this year and is on course to launch at least an additional 8 in 2021. This will grow the existing operational constellation into a capability that is unique in the World. To date, ICEYE has raised a total of $152M in financing.“ICEYE is enabling others to solve immeasurably difficult problems that affect the lives of millions of people around the world. Our team has built a reputation of delivering results to our customers with unmatched timelines and quality of service. We are proud of that reputation, and we intend to maintain it,” said Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-founder of ICEYE. “This round of investment ensures our SAR satellite constellation will reach a size of at least 12 satellites in 2021, guaranteeing 4 times a day revisit rate globally.”
R2 Space (ICEYE US) US XR constellation shortlisted to F9 and Electron for the first 8 sats and follow on: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/xr-1.htm
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 09/23/2020 03:59 amR2 Space (ICEYE US) US XR constellation shortlisted to F9 and Electron for the first 8 sats and follow on: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/xr-1.htmR2 Space does not appear to be a division of ICEYE. They are an independent company that apparently is partnered with ICEYE and will use ICEYE designs for the satellites?
* Finnish satellite-imagery venture ICEYE closed an $136 million round of venture capital fundraising, led by U.K. fund Seraphim Space.* The company plans to add to its spacecraft fleet in orbit and further develop its product line in natural catastrophe detection.* “Flood monitoring is really the prime product right now ... [but] we want to cover wildfire, we want to cover wind, we want to cover hail,” ICEYE CEO co-founder and CEO Rafal Modrzewski told CNBC.
Iceye plans to loft 11 satellites in 2022, after launching seven in 2021.
August 18, 2022 Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation purchased a satellite.The Foundation has signed the deal with the ICEYE company, which gives the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine full access to all the systems and full capabilities for one of ICEYE’s satellites already in orbit over the region.ICEYE will provide access to its constellation of SAR satellites, allowing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to receive radar satellite imagery on critical locations with a high revisit frequency. The satellite will provide the Government of Ukraine with ICEYE’s Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imaging capabilities.**Serhiy Prytula,** founder of the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, notes, “ICEYE owns the most developed radar satellite imaging technology in the world as of today. This agreement is a significant step in responding to the Government of Ukraine’s urgent request for critical earth observation data and it will greatly benefit our Armed Forces.”“With this agreement, ICEYE further builds on its efforts to provide objective data and technological support to Ukraine,” says **Rafal Modrzewski,** CEO of ICEYE. “We firmly believe SAR technology and its capabilities will continue to add significant value to the Government of Ukraine, now enabled by the work of the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation.”ICEYE delivers proven and reliable Earth Observation solutions and is the only organization in the world to offer the rapid delivery of high-precision SAR satellites and data to its customers. Unlike traditional Earth observation satellites, ICEYE’s small radar imaging satellites can form high-resolution images of areas of the Earth in daylight, at night, and through cloud cover.The Foundation would like to thank the Ukrainian space technologies leader, founder of EOS DATA Analytics **Max Polyakov** for all support and expertise granted for the project.This deal was closed with the fund raised by the People’s Bayraktar project funds June 22-24, 2022 by the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation in cooperation with blogger Ihor Lachenkov. **The Baykar company** decided to give three Bayraktar TB-2 UAVs for free. This allowed us to use the saved 600 million UAH (17 million USD) to purchase the satellite.
