The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that the Oberon Earth Observation (EO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite mission has been awarded to Airbus Defence and Space, with Oxford Space […]
Earth Observation (EO)
Rocket Lab schedules the launch for 1st of multiple missions for BlackSky
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will soon launch a satellite on a dedicated Electron mission, the first of a bulk order of multiple new missions for real-time space-based intelligence […]
ICEYE + SATIM enter partnership for new, AI-powered SAR imagery analysis product
ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation (EO), and SATIM, a world-leading provider of AI-based solutions for Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) on […]
Thales Alenia Space + NIBE sign a satellite supply contract for NIBE’s EO constellation project
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with NIBE Space (a subsidiary of NIBE Limited) concerning the supply of a high-resolution […]
CGI awarded ASCEND contract by ESA to support ESA-MAAP platform development
CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) was recently selected to deliver key system engineering and cyber security expertise for the European Space Agency’s ESA-MAAP, a Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform, as part of […]
Earth Observation, growing in importance and ability
By Chris Forrester This panel at the Smallsat Symposium, held in Mountain View on February 5, focussed on capacity issues but also looked at applications which could be anticipated in […]
Rocket Lab signs multi-launch contract with iQPS for four Electron missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based, Earth imaging company. The multi-launch contract, signed in […]
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 to launch the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency’s CSO-3 satellite
On February 26, 2025 at 1:24 p.m. local time (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET), Arianespace will launch the CSO-3 satellite with Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French […]
SpaceX to launch Maxar’s Worldview Legion 5 and 6 on Monday
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Maxar’s WorldView Legion 5 and 6 on Monday 3:32 to 4:33 PM PST from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. WorldView […]
Rocket Lab to launch global wildfire detection and monitoring mission for OroraTech
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract for a responsive launch on Electron with Orora Technologies (OroraTech), a German company developing a satellite constellation to monitor wildfires […]