Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced a launch window for an upcoming Electron mission to deploy the latest satellite in Synspective’s growing Earth Observation (EO) constellation. The “Owl […]
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Mechanical issue delays ESA’s Vega-C’s launch of Sentinel-1C to Thursday
Update: launch postponed to Thursday 5 December 2024. Due to a mechanical issue preventing the withdrawal of the mobile gantry, the launch chronology has been stopped. The earliest targeted launch […]
Umbra selected for NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Stage III
Umbra has been awarded the Stage III option of the National Reconnaissance Office‘s (NRO) Commercial Radar Capabilities contract — this contract, part of the NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) initiative, […]
ESA signs contracts to advance Greece’s Earth Observation capabilities
The European Space Agency has signed six contracts that will help position Greece as a key player in the field of Earth Observation (EO). The contracts fall under Greece’s National […]
Rheinmetall + ICEYE to provide satellite imagery to the Ukraine — plus — ICEYE + Aechelon Technology partner for SAR satellite and ML technology solutions
The strengthened cooperation between Rheinmetall and SAR satellite company ICEYE, announced in September 2024, is already bearing fruit — to meet Ukraine‘s urgent demands for SAR satellite reconnaissance capabilities, Rheinmetall […]
Arianespace will launch the EU’s Copernicus EO Sentinel-1C satellite
Earlier this month, Arianespace announced that the company will be launching the Sentinel-1C, a Copernicus satellite, for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the European […]
AICRAFT secures funding from the South Australian Space Collaboration + Innovation Fund
South Australian artificial intelligence (AI) company AICRAFT has secured funding from the inaugural South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund to develop the smallest Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload with […]
ICEYE US selected by NASA for radar satellite imagery to support Earth science + research
ICEYE US has been selected by NASA to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for its Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program through a five year fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), […]
1st EagleEye radar comes off the GA-ASI production line
The first EagleEye multi-mode radar has moved off the production line of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). The new radar is a high-performance system that delivers high-resolution, photographic-quality imagery […]
Umbra boosts SAR with 2 satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-11 rideshare mission
Umbra has successfully launched a new pair of SAR satellites — Umbra-09 and Umbra-10 — aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on August 16, 2024. Umbra launched their first […]