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Umbra

American space technology company

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Headquarters: Arlington, United States
Founded year: 2015
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 200–250
Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Last updated October 21

Latest news about Umbra

In short: Umbra launched new SAR satellites and won NRO, NOAA and STRATFI contracts.

Company announcements

October 21 Umbra

Umbra launches Umbra-13 and Umbra-14 satellites on SpaceX rideshare

The pair advances third-generation space-based radar capabilities, proving operational heritage and multi-mission vertical integration.

August 5 Umbra

Umbra wins sole-source contract from NRO for radar commercial augmentation

The follow-on award includes a one-year base and two one-year options, expanding NRO’s access to Umbra’s SAR constellation and more than 100,000 images delivered.

April 8, 2025 Umbra

Umbra selected for STRATFI program to develop spacecraft

Umbra will design and launch next-generation SAR spacecraft to support US national security and DoD initiatives with up to $60 million funding.

December 4, 2024 Umbra

Umbra awarded NRO contract for stage III SAR capabilities

Umbra will scale SAR data delivery to support U.S. government intelligence and disaster response needs under the NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements initiative.

Media coverage

September 29 Satellite Today

Umbra Promotes Ashley Durmer to Role of COO

Umbra has named Ashely Durmer as the company's new COO to lead the company's day-to-day operations as the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and space...

August 4 TMCnet

Umbra Wins Sole-Source Contract from the National Reconnaissance Office for Radar Commercial Augmentation

The firm-fixed-price contract includes a one-year base period of performance with two one-year options. The contract positions Umbra to continue investing in U.S. space-based systems...

July 10 Cerebral Overload

Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

Two new reports from NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program evaluate data from the Umbra X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation for the...

December 4, 2024 Yahoo Finance

Umbra Selected for NRO's Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III, Strengthening U.S. SAR Capabilities - Yahoo Finance

Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company operating the world's highest-resolution commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, has been awarded the Stage III option of...

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