Thank you very much for visiting Gunter's Space Page. I hope that this site is useful and informative for you.
If you appreciate the information provided on this site, please consider supporting my work by making a simple and secure donation via PayPal. Please help to run the website and keep everything free of charge. Thank you very much.
Umbra-SAR 2001
Umbra-SAR 2001 [Umbra Lab]
Umbra Lab of California is developing the Umbra-SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation.
The first satellite, Umbra-SAR 2001, is a 50 kg satellites are equipped with a X-band SAR (synthetic apperture radar) to capture snapshot imagery with a resolution of 25 centimeters over a 16 square km area. The mission is to test technologies and designs, validate performance, and progress into a fully operational architecture. To collect radar imagery Umbra has developed a proprietary antenna technology allowing for relatively low power operation to achieve high quality SAR images.
Technology developments being tested include:
- Deployable high gain mesh antenna developed by Umbra
- Radar and radio electronics developed by Umbra
- Novel thermal management systems
- Electrical and power systems
- Mission Concept-of-Operations
- Function of integrated space-ground system
- Radar image formation utilizing full ITU bandwidth allocation of 1,200 MHz
It is planned to be launched on an ESPA class adaptor on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) ride-share mission.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
| Operator: | Umbra Lab |
| Contractors: | Umbra Lab |
| Equipment: | X-band SAR |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 50 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbra-SAR 2001 | - | 2020 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with QPS-SAR 2, YAM 3, GNOMES 2, XR 1, Vigoride x, PlasmaBrake, RadCube, VZLUsat 2, SpaceBEE x1, ..., x12, Delfi-PQ 1, Sattla, EASAT, HADES, Grizu-263a, LibertyQube 1, Pycubed, TRSI 2, Tartan Artibeus, PTD 1, Lemur-2 x1, ..., x8, SW1FT, Outpost Demonstration 1, (multiple satellelites) |
References:
- Umbra Lab: Umbra Lab website
