Capella Space is hoping to build out a symmetrical 12-plane constellation the company says will be able produce more SAR images than the entire industry combined, at a greater speed and lower cost than any commercially-available platform… This content is available to subscribers only. Sign in to your account. Not a subscriber? Sign up here.

Kendra R Chamberlain
Editor and analyst at The Enterprise Orbit, covering new space business and technology developments; freelance journalist covering telecom, renewable energy technology & smart infrastructure.

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