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ICEYE and Suhora Technologies secure landmark radar satellite imagery contract

Written by ICEYE | 26 October 2023
Helsinki, Finland, and Noida, India — October 26, 2023

 

ICEYE, a global leader in persistent monitoring with synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites, today announced a partnership with Suhora Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a leading software and geospatial intelligence company in India that caters to various industry verticals in the region. This partnership is one of the largest SAR deals in Asia, reinforcing ICEYE's position as a global leader in SAR innovation.

The partnership empowers Suhora to access ICEYE’s high-quality satellite imagery of any location on the planet and plays an important role in providing Suhora’s users with advanced monitoring and analytical geospatial solutions. ICEYE owns and operates the world's largest SAR satellite constellation, having launched more than two dozen satellites into low earth orbit. The constellation is designed to provide customers with reliable and frequent high-resolution imagery collections, enabling rapid detection and tracking of changes on the Earth’s surface, regardless of time of day or weather conditions. This capability is vital for situational awareness and timely decision-making in diverse sectors, such as insurance, national security, natural catastrophe response and recovery, humanitarian relief and climate change monitoring.

Tim Vallings, ICEYE’s Global Head of International Data, said, “We are delighted to support the expert team of Suhora to meet the demands of its wide user base. Our satellites are not only reliable, but also have the capacity to meet the high tempo demands of the market. This is a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication, having developed a technology that can contribute meaningfully to different requirements of Suhora’s users.” 

Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-Founder of ICEYE, said, “Our technology goes beyond mere data collection; for us it’s about offering our customers actionable insights and elevating situational awareness. We are steadfast in our mission to provide unparalleled data of the highest quality and resolution to address these critical requirements for better decision-making.” 

Krishanu Acharya, CEO of Suhora, said “We are elated to be in a position where we can use our expertise in analyzing and processing geospatial data to create solutions that can be used by various users across different domains. Partnering with ICEYE is important to us - their unparalleled high-resolution SAR data can provide timely, near real-time insights while meeting high data demands. Our partnership, dedication and knowledge will bring out our true potentials and will thrive and attain a brighter future.”