Disaster Response & Security Mapping
Rocket Lab launches Synspective’s “Owl New World” mission with improved SAR capabilities
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective and 73rd launch overall. Photos captured by Satnews ...
Orbital Sidekick becomes a “Qualified Team” in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition
Destructive wildfires are on the rise across the globe. Accurate and timely detection of incipient wildfires from space has the potential to dramatically reduce their severity. Orbital Sidekick (OSK) has announced their participation in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition. OSK was ...
Get SAT equips Republic of Korea Navy aircraft with advanced SATCOM capabilities
Get SAT with KT SAT and KAI Networks have completed the upgrade of two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic of Korea Navy. The P-3C is a maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, used for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare ...
SFL Missions Inc. awarded contract for AISSat-4 nanosatellite development
The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is needed to expand operational capacity in Norway’s maritime situational awareness ...
UAE’s Space42’s expansion of affordable satellite access with new mobile hotspot
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities with global reach, today announced the commercial availability of Thuraya Mobile Broadband Hotspot (Thuraya MBH). This lightweight, secure, and affordable broadband terminal is designed ...
India’s Vi and AST SpaceMobile partner to provide satellite connectivity in India
Vi (Vodafone Idea), India’s telecom service provider, and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smartphones, for commercial and government applications announces a strategic partnership. Together they will expand mobile ...
Carbyne and AT&T launch APEX Continuity for uninterrupted 9-1-1 call handling for AT&T customers
Carbyne, a provider of cloud-native emergency communication, has joined with AT&T to launch APEX Continuity, an emergency backup solution that keeps 9-1-1 call handling operational during PSAP service disruptions. Carbyne has collaborated with AT&T to make APEX Continuity available to ...
Satellites tracked a volcano’s secret collapse for 12 years — then it sparked a killer wave
Anak Krakatau’s deadly 2018 collapse was preceded by years of unnoticed ground movement, now exposed through satellite radar analysis. Researchers believe such data could offer crucial early warnings for similar volcanic threats worldwide. Credit: SciTechDaily.com In 2018, the Anak Krakatau ...
OroraTech brings world’s largest wildfire satellite constellation to the U.S.
OroraTech has opened their U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado—based in Munich, Germany, the company’s expansion to the United States marks an important milestone in its mission to support wildfire resilience in America. OroraTech's thermal sensors are purpose-built for wildfire detection ...
Rocket Lab’s launch of OroraTech’s ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ will help tackle wildfires around the world
Right on time at 11:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) on March 26, from Rocket Lab's Pad B at Launch Complex 1, Mahia base in New Zealand, the 59-foot (18-meter), three-stage rocket, Electron, dropped its core booster about 2.5 minutes into ...
Sidus Space’s lucky LizzieSat™-3’s successful launch will expand AI-driven on-orbit capabilities
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a space mission enabler announced the successful launch, deployment and operation of LizzieSat™-3 into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched March 14th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
Introducing HELIUS™ —a 249g coaxial nano UAV from Ascent AeroSystems
Ascent AeroSystems has introduced HELIUS™, the company’s first entry into the sub-250g UAV sector. HELIUS is designed to be an affordable AI-enabled, American-made, NDAA-compliant option for law enforcement, emergency response, government, and industrial enterprise operators that are looking to upgrade or ...
Rocket Lab launches next batch of satellites for Kinéis Constellation
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched, its 59th Electron mission, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kinéis. The “IOT 4 You and ...
Los Angeles struggles to contain wildfires
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 image capture of the Los Angeles County wildfires, courtesy of ESA. Five wildfires – the largest of which are the Palisades and the Eaton fires – are still currently burning (as of January 10, 2025) in areas ...
Starlink vs AST SpaceMobile: Tortoise or Hare?
SpaceX’s Starlink has managed to launch 349 of its Direct-To-Cellular (D2C) satellites in less than a year. While this is an admirable achievement the fleet is currently only able to manage simple Text/SMS messages to users in remote areas. The ...
Kymeta supporting Help.NGO with hurricane emergency comms
Connectivity is the lifeline of our modern world, and its importance becomes even more pronounced in the wake of natural disasters. The recent devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, affecting multiple regions including Roan Mountain and Western North ...
Silicon Sensing celebrates its IMU’s fourth year on the iQPS’ small SAR satellite
Silicon Sensing Systems’ DMU30 high performance inertial measurement unit (IMU) continues to perform within the control system of Japan’s first X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) small satellite from the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) of Fukuoka, Japan ...
ISRO’s mission success with EOS-08 launch
Photo taken by Satnews from ISRO video stream. SSLV-D3 Mission:The third developmental flight of SSLV is successful. The SSLV-D3 placed EOS-08 precisely into the orbit. The third developmental flight of SSLV is successfully launched on August 16, 2024. This flight ...
ISRO to launch EOS-08’s three payloads including latest EO and cubesat Space Rickshaw-0 on Thursday
EOS-08 satellite EOS-08 is ISRO’s latest Earth Observation Satellite, slated for launch by the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 which is scheduled for Thursday, August 15, 8:47 PM - 9:47 PM PDT. The primary objectives of the EOS-08 mission include ...
Dryad Networks and Kinéis provide next-gen satellite-enabled ultra-early wildfire detection
Dryad Networks, a leader in ultra-early wildfire detection and forest monitoring, today announced a strategic partnership with Kinéis, a French satellite operator and global connectivity provider for the Internet of Things (IoT). This collaboration will integrate Kinéis’s direct-to-satellite capabilities into ...




















