Earth Observation & Imaging

High-resolution satellite imagery has become a prerequisite for modern geospatial analysis, yet resolution alone often fails to address the operational friction between raw data and actionable decisions. Addressing this gap, EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) has detailed significant upgrades to its LandViewer platform, introducing new ...

Dr. Gladys West, the visionary mathematician whose complex calculations of the Earth’s shape provided the essential foundation for the Global Positioning System (GPS), passed away on January 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Her work in satellite geodesy at ...

Amazonia-1B is a critical component of Brazil’s national AQUAE program, which focuses on the strategic monitoring of the country’s vast water resources ...

In modern mineral exploration, particularly for high-altitude projects in the Argentinian Puna, satellites are the primary tool for "Target Prioritization" before any boots hit the ground ...

In a statement released January 21, 2026, the French space agency (CNES) announced it has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Loft Orbital to develop the DESIR (Démonstrateur des Éléments Souverains en Imagerie Radar) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ...

The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Ministry of Defense, ...

NASA announced on Monday, Dec. 29, that it will cease publication of The Earth Observer, the agency's long-running Earth Science newsletter, effective Dec. 31, 2025. The closure of the 36-year-old publication marks a symbolic transition for the agency, which also ...

Researchers are turning to advanced satellite technology to address a critical gap in global infrastructure safety: the lack of structural monitoring on the world's longest bridges. Due to high logistical hurdles and prohibitive costs, fewer than one in five bridges ...

Senate Scutiny Targets NASA's Lunar Strategy Confirmation hearings for NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, billionaire and Polaris Dawn commander, commanded Capitol Hill's attention yesterday. Isaacman utilized his Senate appearance to push a high-stakes competitive agenda for the agency's human lunar ...

HawkEye 360, a leading commercial provider of space-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), has announced the launch of its Vessel Custody ID feature, designed to significantly strengthen national security and intelligence operations. This new capability leverages the company's proprietary space-based Signals Intelligence ...

HELSINKI, Finland — ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, and the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa) have formalized a contract for the direct procurement of a SAR satellite. This milestone acquisition marks the first ...

The SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission successfully launched on Friday, November 28, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 140 small satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit.  The mission, the 19th dedicated smallsat rideshare flight for SpaceX, deployed a diverse manifest of ...

ICEYE has launched and deployed five new SAR satellites into orbit—these satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on November 26, 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Each spacecraft ...

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) launched 11 satellites aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch included satellites for Spire’s Space Services customers, along with three replenishment satellites. Spire launched two satellites for GHGSat carrying payloads to ...

The Italian EO IRIDE program with OBH Italia as the prime has added eight satellites to their second constellation, Eaglet II. Italy's Eaglet II smallsats being prepared for launch. Photo is courtesy of OHB Italia. The Eaglet II satellites lifted ...

Climate change effects on the Earth’s water cycle and the availability of water on our planet are the missions of the first European Space Agency Scout mission. Launched from Vandenberg SFB, the twin HydroGNSS smallsats were launched on November 28, ...

ST Engineering has been selected by FADA, the space-focused entity under EDGE Group, to deliver a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite as part of the UAE National SAR Constellation Program, Sirb. This project is aimed at enhancing the UAE’s Earth ...

Included in the satellites is Spire’s next-generation Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder—a compact, space-ready sensor built to demonstrate global weather forecasting from space Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has now shipped nine satellites, all designed and built by the company’s in-house manufacturing ...

SpaceX launched NASA’s Sentinel-6B mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Sunday, November 16. Photo captured by Satnews. Sentinel-6B is the second of twin satellites in the Copernicus Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission. The first, ...

Finnish vendor ICEYE and Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności No 1, an offshoot of Poland’s state-run defense group PGZ, are developing a new satellite constellation for the Polish military. (ICEYE) The plans to launch Poland's first military satellite, a Synthetic Aperture Radar ...