Rapid, Actionable SAR Intelligence
Task, capture, and receive clear SAR data with low latency, and zero-touch delivery.
Sovereign, Secure Space Systems
Tailored spacecraft and constellations, vertically integrated, to meet mission-level security.
Persistent, All-Weather Visibility
VHR SAR pierces cloud and darkness to reveal motion, change, and manmade activity.
Quantum-Enabled Trust & Speed
Building the foundation of a quantum-secure space solution for trusted, real-time intelligence.
CAPELLA SPACE CORP.
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Capella Space, an IonQ company, operates an advanced SAR satellite constellation with Very-High-Resolution (VHR). With full vertical integration, we design, build, and launch satellites delivering secure, low-latency, very-high-resolution imagery for time-critical, all-weather missions.
San Francisco, California (CA), United States
Aerospace, Defense & Security, Maritime, Mining
Products & Services
Sovereign Space Systems
Capella Space Corp.
Capella can provide end-to-end innovative satellites engineered for your mission needs; unmatched revisit, reliability, and security, built to deliver dependable observation for government and commercial missions.
- Proven smallsat design enabling rapid build and launch cycles for continuous constellation growth.
- Our satellites provide extended duty cycles and diverse orbital coverage provide higher resolution and greater observability.
- Built-in security from design to delivery, including OISL capability, meeting a variety of U.S. Government security standards, manufactured in over 50,000 sq. ft. of secured engineering space.
- Proven smallsat design enabling rapid build and launch cycles for continuous constellation growth.
- Our satellites provide extended duty cycles and diverse orbital coverage provide higher resolution and greater observability.
- Built-in security from design to delivery, including OISL capability, meeting a variety of U.S. Government security standards, manufactured in over 50,000 sq. ft. of secured engineering space.
Sensor Technology
Capella Space Corp.
Capella’s SAR sensor suite pushes the limits of commercial radar, offering flexibility and clarity across multiple mission use cases.
- X-band radar with diverse imaging modes including Spotlight, Sliding Spotlight, and Stripmap.
- Tuned imaging configurations for broad-area coverage or ultra-fine detail.
- Scalable architecture designed for future upgrades and mission expansion.
- X-band radar with diverse imaging modes including Spotlight, Sliding Spotlight, and Stripmap.
- Tuned imaging configurations for broad-area coverage or ultra-fine detail.
- Scalable architecture designed for future upgrades and mission expansion.
Earth Observation
Capella Space Corp.
Capella’s SAR imagery turns complex radar signals into actionable intelligence, empowering customers to monitor, detect, and verify activity anywhere on earth.
- Observe key regions or assets in any weather, day or night conditions, 24/7.
- Detect and analyze vessel, vehicle, land, and water changes over time with precision SAR data.
- Validate events and confirm outcomes using VHR imagery and automated analytics.
- Fully automated tasking with a streamlined, cloud-based platform for rapid insights.
- Task 100% automatically with zero-intervention
- Observe key regions or assets in any weather, day or night conditions, 24/7.
- Detect and analyze vessel, vehicle, land, and water changes over time with precision SAR data.
- Validate events and confirm outcomes using VHR imagery and automated analytics.
- Fully automated tasking with a streamlined, cloud-based platform for rapid insights.
- Task 100% automatically with zero-intervention
Capella Console
Capella Space Corp.
Capella Console enables customers to take full control of image collection through a fast, automated, and transparent interface. Designed for operational flexibility and mission assurance, it allows users to plan, schedule, and update collections in real time, transforming raw satellite tasking into a seamless, responsive experience.
- Fully automated Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (TCPED) system.
- Task imagery directly from the Capella Console or API with full transparency and global access.
- Reprioritize, cancel, or update tasking requests instantly with adaptive scheduling.
- API-first design for seamless integration into existing workflows.
- End-to-end encryption meeting U.S. NIST 800-171 standards.
- Fully automated Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (TCPED) system.
- Task imagery directly from the Capella Console or API with full transparency and global access.
- Reprioritize, cancel, or update tasking requests instantly with adaptive scheduling.
- API-first design for seamless integration into existing workflows.
- End-to-end encryption meeting U.S. NIST 800-171 standards.
People
Carolyn Riggs
Capella Space Corp.
Marketing and Events Manager
Jeff Hurley
Capella Space Corp.
Director of Business Development
Jennifer Tan
Capella Space Corp.
Customer Success Manager, APAC
Rex Tan
Capella Space Corp.
Solutions Engineer, APAC
Zoie Noone
Capella Space Corp.
Marketing Operations Lead
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About
Capella Space, an IonQ company, is a global space technology leader delivering trusted satellite solutions and Earth observation data for government and commercial customers. Capella was the first U.S. company to design, build, and operate a global constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites capable of imaging day or night, through clouds, with unmatched resolution and revisit rates. Its advanced SAR technology is paired with a fully automated, secure tasking and delivery platform that gives customers real-time visibility and control. Capella is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices globally.
