ICEYE puts five new SAR satellites into orbit via SpaceX rideshare mission

Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite specialist ICEYE has successfully launched and deployed five new SAR satellites into orbit.

The satellites successfully lifted off on board a Falcon 9 rocket performing the SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 28 November 2025. Each spacecraft has established communications and routine commissioning operations are underway, ICEYE stated.

The new satellites will serve both ICEYE’s commercial constellation and dedicated national missions, including the Greek National Space Program, the Polish Armed Forces’ MikroSAR programme, as well as BAE Systems’ Azalea constellation.

Including the 28 November launch, ICEYE has put 62 satellites into orbit for the company and its customers since 2018, 22 of which have been launched in 2025.

Looking ahead, the company plans to continue its rapid expansion to meet growing global demand for persistent monitoring via satellite-based SAR imagery, which provides high-fidelity situational awareness, day or night and through any weather.

With the 28 November launch ICEYE also added another fourth generation (Gen4) SAR satellite to its commercial constellation. ICEYE introduced its Gen4 SAR satellite in September. Gen4 delivers up to 16 cm resolution and expands the high-resolution coverage area to 400 km, enabling more images per orbital pass and higher revisit rates, “resulting in the world’s highest-fidelity commercial SAR imagery”, ICEYE noted. These capabilities enhance target detection and classification to support military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions globally.

Gen4 can be purchased as a fully sovereign capability that is not subject to ITAR control. ICEYE delivers the Gen4 satellite as part of a complete, secure system that can be launched, deployed and operated within 12 months, including ground segment, comprehensive training and continuous software updates.

“This launch marks another important step both in supporting our customers in deploying their own constellations and scaling the world’s most advanced commercial SAR constellation. As global interest in space-based intelligence accelerates, ICEYE stands ready to help countries build sovereign satellite missions, turning high-quality satellite imaging into actionable intelligence for security and resilience.”