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ICEYE-X46

Commercial X-band SAR Imaging · ICEYE (Finland)

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ICEYE-X46, one of the Finnish company's commercial synthetic aperture radar satellites — spacecraft that fire their own microwave pulses at Earth and read the echo, producing usable imagery regardless of cloud cover, smoke, or total darkness. This satellite is one of the satellites underpinning ICEYE's dedicated national security contracts, including missions supporting Ukraine's battlefield surveillance, Poland's MikroSAR program, and Greece's national space effort. ICEYE has grown from a single 100 kg proof-of-concept in 2018 into the world's largest commercial SAR operator, raising over €1 billion at a €10 billion valuation along the way.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
363–364 mi (584–586 km)
Inclination
97.7°
One orbit
96.2 minutes15.0 orbits a day
NORAD ID
63258
Int’l designator
2025-052BA
Launched
2025

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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