BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) CEO Brian O’Toole was named “Executive of the Year” by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council (PSC) at the annual […]
Earth Observation Satellites
Sentinel-1D climbs to orbit via an Ariane 6
The Sentinel-1 mission, which provides radar vision for the Copernicus Earth observation program, has added the on-orbit arrival in SSO of the final first generation series of satellites, the Sentinel-1D, […]
Open Cosmos celebrates completion of landmark MANTIS mission
Open Cosmos recently celebrated the successful completion of the company’s MANTIS mission, a two-year program that delivered Earth Observation (EO) data and set a new benchmark for sustainable space operations. […]
Planet to open Berlin satellite manufacturing facility providing next-gen, high-res Pelican sats
Planet Labs GmbH, a provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced plans to begin production of next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites in Germany. This strategic decision will help Planet […]
Elbit Systems’ JUPITER space camera launched aboard NAOS satellite
Elbit Systems Ltd. launched the company’s advanced JUPITER space camera aboard the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) satellite, supporting a wide span of Earth Observation (EO) missions, including military operations, […]
TI semiconductors enable advanced EO capabilities for ISRO’s first-of-its-kind NISAR mission
A partnership between TI (Texas Instruments) and SAC-ISRO helped enable the mission payloads for the NISAR satellite, which is currently orbiting Earth. TI’s space-grade power management, mixed signal and analog […]
ThrustMe + Marble Imaging + Reflex Aerospace form strategic partnership for on-orbit demo in 2026
ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic, three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power, iodine, Hall thruster system. The propulsion […]
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution
Set to be launched this July, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution to doing just that. The first European satellite in geostationary orbit […]
BlackSky wins NGA Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring delivery order valued at over $24 million
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a more than $24 million, four-year, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring (FOMO) delivery order for global monitoring of military and […]
New satellite to make detailed survey of greenhouse gas emissions across globe in 3 days
Japan NewsTo enhance the observation of greenhouse gases from space, the Japanese government will launch a new satellite in June—GOSAT-GW, the third in its series, is capable of performing observations […]