Umbra Space
Highest quality SAR data delivered at the highest volumes revolutionizing remote sensing on a global scale. Refined mission solutions and best-in-class SAR data

SpaceTech
Value Proposition & Features
Umbra designs, builds, tests, and operates space-based sensing systems, centered on an agile Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation that delivers high-quality imaging data and persistent customer access. Its target applications include defense, weather, environmental monitoring, and scientific research. [^E1]
Core features:
- Commercial SAR imagery: High-quality radar imaging intended for customers requiring observation independent of daylight and cloud cover. [^E1]
- Agile constellation: Space-based sensing infrastructure designed to support responsive collection and persistent access. [^E1]
- Mission solutions: Umbra combines spacecraft operations with data delivery and customer-specific sensing requirements. [^E1]
- Defense and intelligence applications: The company serves government customers including the National Reconnaissance Office. [^E1]
- Weather and environmental monitoring: SAR data supports weather-related, environmental, and scientific use cases. [^E1]
- High-volume delivery: Umbra positions its service around delivering SAR data at high volumes. [^E1]
- SpaceTech infrastructure: The company fits within SpaceTech through its combination of spacecraft, sensing hardware, and data services. [^E1]
Screenshots
No three official publicly available screenshots were verified from the available search results.
Product Roadmap / Announcements
As of February 8, 2026, no reliable public roadmap or product announcement from the preceding six months was found in the available search results.
Recent Developments
No reliable source found for a specific Umbra development within the past 90 days.
History and Origin Story
Umbra was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. [^E1] The company’s central inflection point has been the development and operation of an agile commercial SAR constellation serving defense, weather, environmental-monitoring, and scientific customers. [^E1]
Fundraising History
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead investor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture | 2024-09-01 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Grant | 2023-05-22 | $4.5 million | Not disclosed |
| Series B | 2022-12-07 | $75.0 million | Not disclosed |
| Secondary market | 2021-04-16 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Venture | 2021-01-05 | $32.4 million | Not disclosed |
| Total | — | $124.13 million reported total | — |
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Notable Team Members
Gabe Dominocielo
No founders or individual executives were identified in the available verified source. Umbra’s reported workforce totals 243 people. [^E1]
Market Sizing
Category, Market Size, and Category Growth
Umbra operates in commercial Earth observation, specifically the space-based SAR imagery and sensing category. [^E1] No reliable analyst-firm or financial-journalism estimate for the addressable market or category growth was found in the available search results.
Pricing
| Pricing tier | Price |
|---|---|
| Public pricing | Not published |
No public pricing was found.
Revenue Trajectory Estimates
Reported annual revenue is listed as $100 million, but the available source does not specify the reporting year or whether the figure represents recognized revenue, an estimate, or annualized run rate. [^E1]
Competitive Landscape
Who it's for, who it's not for
Umbra is aimed at defense and intelligence organizations, weather and environmental agencies, scientific researchers, and other customers needing recurring high-quality SAR imagery or specialized space-based sensing. [^E1]
It is not a clear fit for consumers, small organizations seeking low-cost optical imagery, or buyers requiring transparent self-serve pricing, because no public pricing was identified.
Viable Alternatives
- ICEYE: Commercial SAR satellite imagery and monitoring services for government and industrial customers.
- Capella Space: High-resolution commercial SAR imagery and tasking.
- Planet: Large-scale Earth-observation imagery, primarily optical, with broad monitoring coverage.
- Maxar Intelligence: High-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence services.
- Airbus Intelligence: Government and commercial Earth-observation data, including radar and optical products.
Competitor Table
| Competitor | Description |
|---|---|
| ICEYE | Commercial SAR constellation and monitoring services competing in radar-based Earth observation. |
| Capella Space | High-resolution SAR imagery and tasking for government and commercial users. |
| Planet | Large-scale Earth-observation imagery and monitoring, with an emphasis on optical coverage. |
| Maxar Intelligence | High-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence for government and commercial customers. |
| Airbus Intelligence | Optical and radar Earth-observation data and related intelligence services. |
Sources
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Sources (retrieved)
[^E1]: umbra.space. Umbra. Generated: 2026, Nov 10. Exa.ai API response.


