Optical remote-sensing satellite Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C, which was launched aboard the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 13:02 p.m. (Beijing time) on Saturday, […]
Earth Observation (EO)
Gaofen-11 02 Satellite Launched By China
China launched a new optical, remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Monday, September 7, 2020. The Gaofen-11 02 satellite was launched by a […]
Rocket Lab’s ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical’ Set to Go
Rocket Lab is observing a two week launch window for their Electron Rocket to launch a Sequoia radar observation satellite for Capella Space, a commercial remote sensing company. The original […]
China’s Latest EO Satellite Heads To Orbit
China has successfully launched a new Earth Observation (EO) satellite, the Gaofen-9 05. The launch occurred from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:27 a.m. on Sunday […]
Two UK Space Agency Funding Grants To The University Of Nottingham For EO Projects
The University of Nottingham has won two funding grants from the UK Space Agency for projects to tackle human trafficking and forced labor in Uganda as well as to clean […]
Sentinel-1C Radar Antenna Spreads its Wings for the First Time
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite has successfully spread its wings at the Airbus Integrated Technology Centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) for the first time. The 12.3 meter wide and 860 kg SAR […]
Pinkmatter’s New User Interface For FarEarth Systems Is Launched
Pinkmatter Solutions has launched their new user interface for the FarEarth Systems suite of software for ground receiving stations. The new user interface offers a uniform appearance display, regardless of […]
Maxar’s WorldView Satellites Reveal The Before + After Of Beirut Explosion
All three of Maxar’s WorldView-class satellites (WorldView-1, WorldView-2 and WorldView-3) collected high resolution images of Beirut on August 5th, following the horrific explosion at the city’s port. The images below […]
PCI Geomatics’ Geomatica Banff Offers New Features and Full ICEYE SAR Sensor Support
PCI Geomatics‘ Geomatica Banff is improved with new features and enhancements as well as full support for data from ICEYE’s constellation of SAR satellites. PCI Geomatics develops remote sensing and […]
Thales Alenia Space and OHB System are Partners to Build Copernicus CO2M Satellites
Thales Alenia Space, and OHB System have determined the count and the amount of a major project. Thales Alenia Space has signed a €72 million first tranche contract with OHB […]