Capella Space to demonstrate synthetic aperture radar capability for SDA

Capella Space today announced it will demonstrate optical inter-satellite link compatibility with the Space Development Agency's national defense space architecture.

The company, which provides commercial synthetic aperture radar capability, said in a press release it will install optical communications terminals on its SAR satellites late next year that will allow it to demonstrate the use of laser communications technology to transmit and receive data to low Earth orbit satellites and share that data with government systems.

"The integration of OCTs onto Capella's SAR constellation will drastically reduce latency from image collect to download and ensure spaceborne data is quickly available to inform critical decision-making for terrestrial missions," the company said.

The company will be the first to demonstrate SAR compatibility with SDA's architecture.