Monday, August 19, 2024

Umbra Sends Two More Satellites Into Space

Santa Barbara-based satellite developer Umbra says it has sent two more of its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites into space on a SpaceX rocket. According to the company, it sent a new pair of satellites, Umbra-09 and Umbra-10 into space on August 16th, on the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission. Umbra's satellites used a technique called Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to image things on earth from space. The technology can look through clouds and is particularly well suited for detecting structures and objects made of metal or other hard substances on earth -- which is particularly useful for both government and multinational corporations. The technology has an advantage over normal, visual spectrum satellites as images can be obtained even during cloudy or stormy weather, and at night.