Joost Elstak is ICEYE’s Vice President for Missions. ICEYE owns and operates the world’s largest constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. The company provides timely and reliable Earth observation data, mission satellites, as well as natural catastrophe solutions for companies and governments. ICEYE is the first company that has successfully miniaturized a SAR satellite, making it possible to launch more units to reliably image any location on Earth, every few hours, every day. ICEYE makes it possible for partners to own a constellation of satellites or purchase their capacity to provide a mission, from the same high-performance and proven satellite design used in ICEYE’s constellation. At ICEYE, Joost is responsible for securing ICEYE’s global mission opportunities. Joost joined ICEYE in 2023. Joost has been working on space programs for 20 years and in various roles. Having been involved as an engineer in experiments for Human Spaceflight and small satellite missions from his early twenties onwards, Joost has been part of the rise of new space first-hand. After spending several years in engineering and commercial roles with SSTL in the UK and ISIS – Innovative Solutions in Space in the Netherlands, Joost spent 7 years at Airbus, where he led the commercial team of the Airbus solar array group based in Leiden (NL) and Ottobrunn (D) and reported to the local CEO’s. Joost holds BSc and MSc degrees from Delft University of Technology’s renowned Aerospace Engineering Faculty and has served as president of its Space Society.