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Capella SAR constellation

by IonQUS

Deliver sharp radar images of any place on Earth, day or night and in any weather, and cut the wait from request to delivery from hours toward minutes using laser links between satellites.

DeployStage 4 of 5

Acadia-10 in checkout after its March 2026 launch; won an NRO radar-data contract in August 2026.

Updated 6 Aug 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Laser terminal tests on Acadia-10 at 2.5 Gbps
  1. Denali test satellite launched3 Dec 2018Complete.
  2. Sequoia, first operational satellite, launched30 Aug 2020Complete.
  3. Acadia-1, first next-generation satellite, launched23 Aug 2023+7 mooriginally Q1 2023Complete.
  4. Acadia-2 lost in an Electron launch failureMissed · 19 Sep 2023Missed.
  5. IonQ completes acquisition of Capella15 Jul 2025Complete.
  6. Acadia-8 and -9 launched on Falcon 911 Jan 2026Complete.
  7. Acadia-10 launched with first laser terminal30 Mar 2026Complete.
  8. Laser terminal tests on Acadia-10 at 2.5 GbpsTarget 2026Current milestone.
  9. Skyloom laser terminals on new Acadia satellitesTarget 2027Not yet reached.

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  1. 2026Laser terminal tests on Acadia-10 at 2.5 Gbps (next)
  2. 2027Skyloom laser terminals on new Acadia satellites
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