Join us at EUSAR 2026 From June 8–11 in Baden-Baden, Germany, we'll be connecting with leaders across the global SAR community to celebrate 30 years of innovation in radar imaging, signal processing, and Earth observation. We’ll be on site at Booth #13 with Gordon and Craig—connecting with partners, sharing insights, and engaging on what’s next for operational SAR. If you’re attending, stop by to meet the team and continue the conversation. Learn more and register: https://hubs.la/Q04fxsZm0
Capella Space
Defense and Space Manufacturing
San Francisco, California 65,459 followers
Building the world’s first quantum-enabled Earth observation network
About us
Capella, an IonQ company, builds trusted space systems that deliver secure, rapid, and actionable Earth intelligence for our allied partners. Powered by IonQ, we’re creating the world’s first quantum-enabled Earth observation network, transforming how intelligence is delivered through innovation, speed, and trust. As the first U.S. company to launch and operate a commercial SAR constellation, Capella provides precise, high-resolution imagery in any condition, day or night, through clouds, smoke, or darkness. We design for speed, sovereignty, and resilience, delivering reliable, low-latency data that empowers governments and global partners to see, decide, and act with confidence in any environment.
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http://www.capellaspace.com
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- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Remote Sensing, Geospatial Intelligence, Satellite Constellations, and Satellite Manufacturing
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438 Shotwell St
San Francisco, California 94110, US
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397 S Taylor Ave
Louisville, Colorado 80027, US
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We’re on the ground this week at Singapore Space & Technology Think Tank's GSTCE2026 in Singapore Our team is excited to connect and share how we’re supporting mission-driven outcomes globally. If you’re attending, connect with Joseph Ow Yong and Kalyan B. to schedule time onsite View agenda and register: https://hubs.la/Q04g672g0
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That’s a wrap on GEOINT 2026! Over the past week, we connected with customers, partners, and leaders across the GEOINT community to share where the future of space-based intelligence is heading—and how we’re building it together. From live demos to technical conversations at the booth, the momentum was undeniable. Seeing teams engage with taskable InSAR in real time and explore what’s possible with a quantum-enabled geospatial stack made this a standout week. A huge thank you to our team for bringing this vision to life, and to everyone who spent time with us throughout the event. We’re just getting started. Hope to see you next year!
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This week, we’re introducing 3-day repeat taskable InSAR—bringing automated, high-frequency, millimeter-scale ground deformation monitoring into real-world workflows. What makes this different? Consistency. Frequency. And it’s all backed by the high-resolution SAR imagery we're known for. Recent research using our data demonstrated something the industry has struggled with for years: reliable 3D ground displacement, including the north–south component, at millimeter-level accuracy. Now, customers can harness that same 3D capability—leveraging our SSO and mid-inclination, InSAR-ready orbits—and task InSAR-ready data in minutes through our automated platform, on demand, at any time. No more stitching together fragmented observations—just continuous, decision-ready deformation insights. Read the research: https://hubs.la/Q04fn5h60 Learn more about our InSAR capability: https://hubs.la/Q04fm-t70
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What if the most valuable part of SAR data is the part most people ignore? In our latest blog, staff engineer Scott Staniewicz breaks down how phase enables millimeter-scale change detection at a 3-day cadence. Read the blog: https://hubs.la/Q04fd2_K0
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Introducing Taskable InSAR at Your Fingertips Detect millimeter-scale ground movement with automated, high-frequency SAR collections—delivered as continuous, InSAR-ready data for operational decision-making. No more waiting. No more stitching together fragmented collections. No more manual coordination. Just: • Automated tasking • High-frequency (~3-day) monitoring • Consistent, InSAR-ready data—delivered continuously From infrastructure to geohazards to national security, teams can now detect change earlier, monitor it continuously, and act with confidence. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q04fdQry0
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May the 4th be with you 🌌 Skip the galaxy far, far away and come meet our team at GEOINT at Booth #1311. We’re bringing the future of quantum-enabled Earth observation down to Earth, with the speed, precision, and resilience today’s missions demand. See you at GEOINT! View agenda https://hubs.la/Q04dD3vP0
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The most important changes don’t happen all at once. They happen over time. We’re making them visible and taskable. Visit our GEOINT booth #1311 to learn more! https://hubs.la/Q04f8cnQ0
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We have a new paper out in the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS). This work, led by our partners at IREA-CNR, analyzes deformation at the Campi Flegrei caldera, near Naples, Italy, using Capella-14 SAR data—and explores a challenge the InSAR community has been working around for years. Most InSAR workflows still operate with an incomplete picture. We’ve gotten very good at measuring vertical deformation and east–west motion. But north–south displacement has remained a persistent limitation, driven largely by traditional orbital geometries. That gap matters. Real-world deformation is three-dimensional, dynamic, and often subtle—especially in early-stage events where millimeter-level changes carry the most signal. In this paper, the team demonstrates how combining multi-temporal, multi-angle SAR data from mid-inclination orbits enables the retrieval of true 3D ground displacement, including the north–south component, with millimeter-level precision. The result is a more complete understanding of how the Earth is actually moving; grounded in measurement, not approximation. Read the full paper: https://hubs.la/Q04f4gQt0 Shoutout to the Capella team who contributed to this work alongside IREA: Gordon Farquharson, Craig Stringham, Néstor Yagüe Martínez, and Victor Cazcarra Bes
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United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) GEOINT symposium is almost here! Next week, join leaders from across Capella and IonQ at Booth #1311 as we build on Capella’s proven SAR heritage to unlock the future of quantum-enabled earth observation and comms. Register: https://hubs.la/Q04dD00L0
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