UK based SuperSharp, part of the Satlantis group, has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics’s (NanoAvionics) MP42 microsatellite platform for a first-of-its-kind Thermal InfraRed (TIR) mission called Blue Moon. The mission will embark […]
Climate Monitoring
First all-new MetOp complete + sibling in testing
With all instruments integrated, the first ESA MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing […]
L3Harris ‘notches another milestone’ for the Biomass satellite as its large unfurlable mesh reflector arrives in France
L3Harris reports it has ‘notched another milestone’ in aiding the European Space Agency’s (ESA) five-year mission to better understand the state of the Earth’s forests and their role in the […]
ISRO’s mission success with EOS-08 launch
SSLV-D3 Mission:The third developmental flight of SSLV is successful. The SSLV-D3 placed EOS-08 precisely into the orbit. The third developmental flight of SSLV is successfully launched on August 16, 2024. […]
ESA’s weather satellite passes environmental tests
As climate change drives more frequent and severe weather events, the need for accurate and timely forecasting has never been more critical. And now, the next Meteosat Third Generation weather […]
Rocket Lab completes second launch for NASA’s PREFIRE and Ice climate science mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) a global provider of launch services and space systems, today successfully completed the second of two Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy […]
Airbus delivers 1st Sentinel-5 instrument for satellite integration
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Sentinel-5 instrument for the European Space Agency (ESA) that will be integrated on MetOp Second Generation Satellite A. The UVNS (Ultraviolet Visible […]
SpaceX completes a bi-coastal ‘two in one’ day launching NASA and JAXA’s EarthCARE satellite after Starlink smallsats
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 completed the ESA JAXA EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) mission launch today, Tuesday, May 28 at 3:10 p.m. PDT to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch […]
Rocket Lab launches first of two NASA climate change satellites
“Today we successfully launched the first of two back-to-back launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission.” The following announcements are from both Rocket […]
EarthCARE satellite set to explore the Earth’s skies
The EarthCARE satellite — developed by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — addresses two of the fundamental challenges that we face […]