Satellogic Inc., provider of sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (“EO”) data collection, announced a contract to monitor all subnational protected areas on the planet through the new GREEN+ Jurisdictional Program. The […]
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Khayyam Satellite, Iran Regime’s New Tool To Back Up Global Terrorism
Last week, the Iranian regime’s media reported that the mullahs had been successful in launching a new satellite named ‘Khayyam’. From the regime’s officials to those loyal to the regime, […]
Methane satellites will be watching California’s dairies…but mostly its oil fields and landfills
California is doubling down on its spending for launching new satellites to capture images of methane leaks throughout the state. But the dairy sector—long in the regulatory crosshairs for climate […]
HawkEye 360’s Clusters 4 + 5 smallsats have initiated in-space ops
HawkEye 360 Inc. recently announced their Clusters 4 and 5 satellites have started operations — these two, newest clusters have doubled on-orbit capacity to empower customers with actionable, global insights. […]
The war in Ukraine shows how important private satellite companies have become—especially in times of conflict
Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed […]
Capella Space’s Next Generation Satellites with Enhanced Imagery Capabilities
Capella Space, an Earth observation company, unveiled several new capabilities planned for its next generation satellites, that further expands the company’s latest, data offerings. This new generation of Capella satellites, […]
BlackSky and Esri to offer first on-demand satellite tasking to ArcGIS’ online customer base
Designed for ArcGIS Online, the app allows Esri users to task a BlackSky satellite and have dynamic, on-demand imagery delivered directly into their ArcGIS Online organization. BlackSky Technology Inc. and […]
Capella Space satellite imagery now available on the Amazon Web Services cloud
Capella Space has expanded their Open Data Program, making a selection of the firm’s SAR (synthetic aperture radar) imagery freely and openly accessible through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open […]
Lockheed Martin-developed NIRCam within NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures a galaxy cluster as it appeared billions of years ago
NASA has released the first image of some of the earliest light in our universe, taken with an instrument that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) designed and built. The debut photo […]
Planet’s SkySat views of a now abandoned Snake Island, Ukraine
Planet has released their latest satellite imagery of Snake Island, Ukraine. This SkySat imagery of the island, which is a strategic, Black Sea outpost that Russian forces have allegedly abandoned, […]