Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a KONGSBERG company, will deliver satellite-based optical imagery for deforestation monitoring and control to Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) — the frame contract has […]
Earth Observation (EO)
SEOSAT/INGENIO Satellite Enroute To Kourou For Launch
On Thursday, September 24, the Spanish optical Earth Observation (EO) satellite SEOSAT/INGENIO will begin its journey from Torrejón air base in Madrid (Spain) to Kourou for an Arianespace launch on […]
Capgemini Commissioned By ESA To Develop The Pilot Program For The BIOMASS Space Mission
Capgemini has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the pilot version of the Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP), an innovative environment that provides data and […]
China Rocket Failure + EO Capture Success With 2.5+K Images Released
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, […]
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 […]