Umbra is an American space technology company founded in 2015. The firm operates a constellation of small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, providing end-to-end space-based intelligence data services. Its technical domains span SAR, satellite design, satellite operation, remote sensing, and space systems.
The company's business is structured into three units. Remote Sensing provides SAR imagery data. Space Systems supplies components for spacecraft and sensor systems. Mission Solutions offers end-to-end mission platforms. Umbra claims a 25cm imagery resolution and states it captures seven times more imagery at higher resolution than any commercial competitor.
Umbra's work supports industries including disaster response, climate monitoring, and defence. The company describes itself as 100% U.S. owned, engineered, and operated, and pursues a vertically integrated approach, designing, building, testing, and operating every system itself. Umbra has offices in Santa Barbara, California, Arlington, VA, and Reston, VA.
