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ICEYE-X82

Commercial X-band SAR Imaging · ICEYE (Finland)

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ICEYE-X82, 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 part of the record 22-satellite deployment year that pushed ICEYE's total constellation past 60 spacecraft by early 2025. 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
369–373 mi (594–600 km)
Inclination
97.7°
One orbit
96.5 minutes14.9 orbits a day
NORAD ID
68996
Int’l designator
2026-100S
Launched
2026

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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