MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) is revealing a major new contribution to international efforts to monitor, track and intercept illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities using satellite technology. MDA is providing Global Fishing Watch (GFW) – an international non-governmental organization committed to advancing the sustainability of our oceans through increased transparency – with access to the […]
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Synspective + Addvalue form partnership + plan to strengthen EO services with fast customer response
Synspective Inc. and Addvalue Innovation are partnering to enable urgent delivery of high-quality imagery in challenging disaster environments. The collaboration will leverage Addvalue’s Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS™) implemented over the Inmarsat’s ELERA satellite network. Synspective’s high-frequency, high-resolution SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites provide data analytics and solution services that are especially effective for disaster […]
Ursa Space’s Image Archive Ordering And New Tasking Now Available For Purchase On Amazon Web Services Data Exchange
Each week, Ursa Space ingests approximately 25,000 SAR images into its image services database, equivalent to 1.5 petabytes of total archival imagery. Customers can now purchase Ursa Space’s Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery via application programming interface (API) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Exchange, by searching the archival database or tasking future imagery. […]
Capella Space’s New Data Products Automate SAR Imagery Analysis Via Its Image-Tasking Console
The introduction of analytics tools in the Capella Console, in combination with the flexibility of our satellite constellation, delivers an entirely new experience for customers to tap into insights from space with the quality, reliability, and timeliness they need to meet their mission and business objectives.” Capella Space, provider of information services and Earth observation […]
ASTERRA Satellite Data Company Promos Two + Adds A New VP Of Marketing
ASTERRA has announced the recent addition of tech industry executive, Pazit Malchi Bodesky, as vice president of marketing. The company also announced the promotions of two senior leaders, Yuval Lorig and James Perry. As global leaders in the use of satellite data for water and infrastructure solutions, ASTERRA continues to expand as they provide immediate […]
Arianespace To Launch PLATiNO 1 + 2 Smallsats For Italian Space Agency
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by SITAEL, with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as the final customer, to orbit PLATiNO 1 and 2 satellites. The action should occur between 2022 and 2024 via a Vega and Vega C launch vehicles. PLATiNO 1 and 2 are Earth Observation (EO) SSO smallsats. PLATiNO 1 will feature a Synthetic Aperture […]
NASA’s Commercial Data Acquisition Program With Airbus Expands
NASA has expanded the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program (CSDAP) to include Airbus as the first radar data provider to NASA’s community of researchers and scientists for evaluation to determine the utility for advancing NASA’s science and application goals. Airbus will provide them with a comprehensive catalog of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth observation data […]
Collaborative R&D EO Tech Agreement Signed By ICEYE + The U.S. Army
Recently, ICEYE entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC) to advance state-of-the-art Earth Observation (EO) technology in support of U.S. Army missions. This joint R&D effort will explore low-cost, on-orbit, synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) related concepts. The areas of interest include exploration of […]
Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space
Capella Space has announced that the company will become the first commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) supplier to demonstrate Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) compatibility with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)’s new National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). SAR data is a highly valuable asset for the SDA and the U.S. Department of Defense. The next […]
Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites
Dragonfly Aerospace, producer of compact high-performance imaging payloads, will begin producing satellite buses and complete imaging satellites. Dragonfly Aerospace is now competing with the established leaders in space imaging technology with two new products: the 100kg class µDragonfly satellite bus and the 200kg class Dragonfly satellite bus. The µDragonfly bus product is targeted at electro-optical […]