APPROACH
Sensing changes anywhere on Earth, as they happen.
Extellis uses patented antenna technology with rapid, horizon-to-horizon beamsteering and high efficiency. Our satellites take thousands of images per day, with the agility to serve all types of customers simultaneously. We will sell satellite imagery that is both time-critical and high-capacity, the most important capabilities for providing operationally useful products.
Extellis' proprietary technology brings unprecedented imaging capability
Extellis has the first and only metasurface antenna designed specifically for satellite imaging
Extellis' Metasurface Antennas
Our patented metasurface antenna technology provides rapid, horizon-to-horizon beamsteering from a lightweight, low-cost, and planar architecture. Minimal control power, high efficiency, and low-cost manufacturing serve as the key differentiators that allow our satellites the unprecedented capacity to take thousands of images per day.
About the development
Extellis’ patented metasurface antenna technology was developed over a decade of research in Prof. David Smith's lab at Duke University. A total of $3.3M of non-dilutive funding has supported its development, including a $2.3M program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Unique Satellite Architecture
Our satellites were not designed with an, "if you build it, they will come," mindset. Leveraging a mature space industry, off-the-shelf components, and low-cost satellite launches, our satellites are purpose-built to solve unmet customer needs.
Development Timeline
Metasurface antenna technology developed over a decade of non-dilutive research funding Duke University
