NASA Expands Commercial Satellite Data Offerings

CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements with Commercial Partners

Published on Feb. 24, 2026

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NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program has announced eight new agreements with seven commercial partners, including Airbus, Capella Space, ICEYE, MDA, Planet, Umbra, and Vantor. These agreements will provide users with access to a range of high-quality multispectral and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to support NASA's Earth science research and applications.

Why it matters

The new agreements expand the quality, coverage, and range of Earth observation data that NASA can offer to the scientific community, enabling a variety of applications from environmental monitoring to surface deformation analysis. This aligns with NASA's mission to acquire data from commercial providers that supports its Earth science research and applications.

The details

The CSDA program has enacted three agreements for near-global multispectral and pan-sharpened electro-optical satellite imagery with resolutions ranging from 30 centimeters to 10 meters. Additionally, the program has executed five agreements for high-resolution SAR imagery, including tasked Spotlight, StripMap, Scan, Wide/Extended Spotlight, and Long-Dwell modes, to complement the electro-optical data and enhance NASA's ability to monitor dynamic processes.

  • The new agreements were announced on February 19, 2026.

The players

NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program

A NASA program that acquires data from commercial providers to support the agency's Earth science research and applications.

Airbus Defense and Space GEO Inc (Airbus U.S.)

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide multispectral and SAR data.

Capella Space Corporation

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide high-resolution SAR data.

ICEYE US

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide high-resolution SAR data.

MDA Space

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide high-resolution SAR data.

Planet Labs

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide near-global multispectral imagery.

Umbra

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide high-resolution SAR data.

Vantor (formerly Maxar)

A commercial partner of the CSDA program that will provide near-global multispectral imagery.

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What they’re saying

“These new agreements will provide users with a range of high-quality multispectral and SAR data that can be used in a variety of applications from environmental monitoring to surface deformation.”

— Dana Ostrenga, CSDA Project Manager (Mirage News)

The takeaway

The CSDA program's new data agreements with commercial partners will significantly expand the range and quality of Earth observation data available to NASA and the scientific community, enabling a wide variety of research and applications related to the environment, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring.