ICEYE’s latest launch of five synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites adds capacity to national monitoring systems used for near real-time disaster assessment and planning.
The satellites reached orbit on November 28, 2025, on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, following integration by Exolaunch. ICEYE said each spacecraft has established communications and is undergoing commissioning.
The new satellites will serve both the company’s commercial constellation and dedicated national missions, including the Greek National Space Program, the Polish Armed Forces’ MikroSAR program, and BAE Systems’ Azalea constellation. SAR imaging provides data day or night and through cloud cover, supporting situational awareness for government users.
According to ICEYE, a total of 62 satellites have been launched for the company and its customers since 2018, including 22 this year. One of the satellites in the latest launch is a fourth-generation (Gen4) unit, building on the Gen4 system that ICEYE introduced for commercial use in September. Gen4 is specified to deliver resolution of up to 16cm and high-resolution coverage of 400km, enabling more images per orbital pass and more frequent collection opportunities for applications such as defense and intelligence.
ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said the deployment supports customers working on their own constellations while the company continues to scale its commercial SAR network. He said global interest in space-based intelligence is increasing and that ICEYE intends to help countries build sovereign satellite missions and turn high-quality imaging into intelligence for security and resilience.
Beyond satellite launches, ICEYE has been integrating hazard insights into existing geospatial systems. A partnership with Boustead Geospatial and Esri Australia, published locally, delivers ICEYE flood rapid intelligence, flood insights, and bushfire insights as ready-to-use map layers in the ArcGIS platform.
In Eastern Europe, ICEYE and EMIS announced a partnership in Slovakia to bring ICEYE’s flood intelligence into the national GIS hub used by authorities. The idea is to provide flood intelligence within hours of an event, directly within existing workflows.
ICEYE and Swedish Space Corporation have also signed a letter of intent, reported at the NATO Arctic Space Forum, to explore cooperation in mission development, satellite operations, and launch capabilities. The companies said the collaboration is aimed at supporting sovereign space capabilities and space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for Nordic countries and NATO.
