Umbra Lab Wants OK for 6-Satellite Constellation

Commercial remote sensing company Umbra Lab wants FCC OK to launch and operate a constellation of six earth exploration satellite service microsatellites in non-geostationary orbit, said an International Bureau application Wednesday. The company said there's federal and commercial interest in its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. It said it has FCC authorization for launch of Umbra-2001 as a demonstration for the SAR constellation, asking for that satellite to be in any new grant. It said Umbra-2001 and Umbra-02 are planned to launch this year, the remaining satellites in 2022.