Capella Eyes Beefing Up Earth Imaging Constellation

Capella is seeking FCC Space Bureau sign-off to add two more satellites to an existing authorization. In an application posted Monday for authority to modify its license, the company said Acadia-5 and Acadia-6 would join its authorization for Acadia-1 through -4. The company said 10 of its 13 satellites already authorized -- the Acadias and Capella-2 through Capella-10 -- are deployed. Acadia-5 and -6 are slated to launch in Q3 and Q4, respectively, said Capella. The earth imaging company said the two additional satellites will let it offer a wider variety of imagery and other data products.