Tyvak - 1012 Remote Sensing License: NOAA Public SummarySystem Description:On August 8, 2018, the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs office of the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the Department of Commerce, granted alicense to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation, tooperate a private, space-based, remote sensing system named Tyvak-1012. Tyvak-1012 isplanned for launch into a ~500 km, circular, mid inclination (~ 45.8° inclination) during the 2019period. Tyvak-1012 is a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging at a resolution less than 1 m.
Tyvak - 1022 Remote Sensing License: NOAA Public SummarySystem Description:On February 12, 2019, the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs office of the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the Department of Commerce, granted alicense to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation, tooperate a private, space-based, remote sensing system named Tyvak-1022. Tyvak-1022 is plannedfor launch into a 97.7° during the 2020 period. Tyvak-1022 is a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)imaging at a maximum resolution of 1.25 meters.
Public SummaryYK-2018-L1Licensee:The licensee is York Space Systems LLC, which is located at 1449 7th Street, Suite 425, Denver, Colorado80204, USA. Telephone: (720) 253-0464. URL: www.YorkSpaceSystems.com.General System Description:The licensed system is a synthetic aperture radar (“SAR”) remote sensing satellite system that will orbitthe Earth in a low earth orbit (“LEO”) at a nominal altitude of 500km and with an inclination of 40˚. TheHarbinger satellite will be capable of obtaining SAR images with a 3m resolution (GSD) and a 50kmswath width. The SAR will operate in the X-Band, TT&C also will be communicated in the S-Band anddata downlink will be in the X-Band.
This was a DoD test sat that already launched on a recent Rocket Lab flight:
Quote from: gongora on 07/08/2019 03:13 amThis was a DoD test sat that already launched on a recent Rocket Lab flight:The inclinations don't match. 40° for Harbinger, 45.8° for Tyvak-1012 and 97.7° for Tyvak-1022.
One would-be player in this sector is Trident Space Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia. It plans to launch its first SAR smallsat in 2021, followed by six more satellites in 2023, and 12 each year thereafter, eventually building a 48-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit....Trident Space is designing the satellites, including the bus structure, payload and electrical power system. ... “We expect to make a final decision on our manufacturing partner this year as we prepare to start the first flight unit for launch in 2020.”...Karangelen predicts Trident Space satellites operating in inclined orbits will have higher revisit rates than satellites in sun-synchronous orbits and will be capable of imaging through an eclipse. SAR smallsats will collect images from one-meter to 0.3-meter resolution.... Trident Space recently completed an internal preliminary design review for its SAR smallsats. It concluded that the best option is a 300-kilogram satellite that is compatible with the growing lineup of commercial dedicated and ride-share launch options.
Tokyo-based remote sensing company Synspective said July 26 that it had successfully reached $100 million in funding since forming 17 months ago. Synspective is planning a constellation of around 25 small, synthetic aperture radar satellites for global coverage of the Earth....Synspective’s first satellite, a 150-kilogram demonstrator, is slated to launch on an Arianespace Vega rocket in 2020, according to the startup.
100 million for this Japanese startup is a lot of money...It's me o every year the summon of money of the VCs for the SpaceNews is bigger?
Peter B. de Selding @pbdes@NoosphereGlobal @maxpolyakov's EOS Data Analytics wants to expand into X-/S-band SAR satellite constellation, says has developed prototype for 25-cm w/ in-house deployable reflector part of 50kg payload 150kg sat. Financing/partnerships not disclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial analytics company specializing in applications for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Razor’s Edge Ventures.
WASHINGTON — Space-based radar imagery provider Capella Space will launch seven satellites and start commercial operations in 2020, the company announced Dec. 16....The first satellite, to be named Sequoia, will launch from Cape Canaveral in March into a polar sun-synchronous orbit on a SpaceX rocket. The next three satellites are booked on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flight scheduled for June to a polar sun-synchronous orbit. These would be the first batch of a constellation to be named Whitney.The next batch of three are being booked to go up late 2020. “We hope to finalize booking in the next few months,” said Banazadeh.
...A 3.5 meter deployed mesh-based reflector antenna combined with a high power RADAR enable key performance improvements including quality advances....The new satellite design cemented major deals with multiple divisions of the U.S. government, including a contract with the United States Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The technological enhancements will be embedded in Capella's next six commercial satellites, named the "Whitney" constellation, starting with the launch of Sequoia slated for March of 2020. The Sequoia satellite is currently completing system level tests and will arrive at the launch site in early March.
The latest commercial SAR radar startup is @predasar, which just raised $25M seed round led by @Rokk3rFuel. Proceeds to buy 1st 2 sats from @TyvakNanoSat, and just named USAF Maj. Gen. Roger W. Teague, former commander, 4th Space Ops Squadron @SpaceForceDoD, as CEO.
Three retired USAF generals, Gen. William Shelton, Lt. Gen. Richard Newton and Maj. Gen. Douglas Raaberg, joined board for @predasar, radar satellite company that raised $25 million in seed round.
