Alba Orbital
ActiveWe make satellites to image everywhere on Earth, every 15 minutes
What it does
Alba Orbital is building the world's largest earth observation constellation, imaging everywhere on earth, every 15 minutes. We can see events within minutes such as wildfires in real time and have signed >$85m of LOIs, with both government and commercial customers paying pre-orders for imagery. To date we have launched 62 satellites into orbit (more than any all other yc companies combined), with more launching in 2026 onwards. We have launched a number of technology demonstration imaging satellites called Unicorns, which are the world's most advanced satellite under 1kg ever flown in orbit.
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Alba Orbital
Alba Orbital build pocketqube spacecraft, inexpensive satellites with impressive performance.
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