Alba Orbital

YC W21 · Active · We make satellites to image everywhere on Earth, every 15 minutes

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BasaltShared: satellites, launched, constellationActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW24
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About Alba Orbital

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.

YC batch: W21 · Winter 2021
Status, per YC: Active
Category: Other
Team size: 10
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Checked: 35m ago

YC tags: Hard Tech, Satellites

Alba Orbital in W21: 336 companies, 30% AI

Alba Orbital: questions

Which YC batch was Alba Orbital in?

Alba Orbital was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).

Is Alba Orbital still active?

Y Combinator lists Alba Orbital as active.

Where is Alba Orbital based?

Alba Orbital lists Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.

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