Upcoming four-satellite cluster will achieve unprecedented 3D mapping capabilities, delivering on-demand high-resolution 3D imagery of any location on Earth.
Array Labs unveiled its distributed radar satellite design, the world’s first remote sensing system specifically engineered to capture high-quality 3D data from space.
The company is also announcing two upcoming missions: The first is a demonstration mission, which builds on the company’s successful launch of two test satellites late last year; the second mission will deliver the company’s first production satellite cluster for commercial 3D imagery.
Array’s satellite design is a compact, efficient platform incorporating powerful radar sensors, next generation deployable solar arrays, and high-throughput communications in a form factor optimized for cost-effective deployment at scale.
Array’s satellites are engineered to fly in formation and include an industry-leading high-power active antenna, purpose-built for capturing extremely high-resolution 3D imagery at scale.
Array’s unique approach to 3D imaging features a cluster of cooperative satellites, which use radars to image the same location, from multiple angles, simultaneously. This approach allows very high-resolution 3D images to be collected in seconds.
This is a revolutionary approach for 3D Earth observation, which is traditionally served by lidar imagery collected via fixed-wing aircraft. While airborne lidar delivers excellent image quality, the complexity of aircraft operations, scheduling, and logistics results in high imagery costs and long fulfillment times.
Array’s technology will allow for rapid collection of high quality 3D data on any location on Earth, ushering in a new era in geospatial intelligence – defined by convenient, frequent, comprehensive, and high-quality coverage of any location on Earth.
