With all instruments integrated, the first ESA MetOp Second Generation-A, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite is now fully assembled and on schedule for liftoff next year. Meanwhile, its sibling, MetOp-SG-B1, is undergoing […]
Satellite Sensors
Teledyne Space Imaging instrumentation onboard EarthCARE satellite when launched
Teledyne Space Imaging has provided the key imaging and sensor instrumentation for the EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite, an advanced Earth climate monitoring project scheduled to be […]
L3Harris completes critical test of Advanced Sounder for NOAA’s 4th JPSS weather satellite
L3Harris recently completed electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing on the company’s Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), a mission-critical weather observation instrument that will be used on the next spacecraft in NOAA’s Joint […]
Stanford study highlights the crucial role of satellite monitoring in methane detection
A Stanford University study into the efficacy of methane-sensing satellite systems has concluded that satellite monitoring unequivocally detects methane, with its findings confirming the unique capability of Kayrros to monitor […]