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 […]
Synspective starts full-scale ops at the Yamato Technology Center for SAR satellite production
Synspective Inc., a provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, has announced that the Yamato Technology Center, a new manufacturing site for small SAR satellites, began […]
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 […]
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 […]
ESA orders 6 more radar-based satellites from Thales Alenia Space for IRIDE constellation
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a 107 million euros contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply of 6 […]
ICEYE announces new imaging mode — Dwell Precise — that provides 25 cm resolution
ICEYE has introduced Dwell Precise, a new imaging mode that adds advanced capability to ICEYE’s line of Dwell products and builds on the release of Dwell Fine that occurred in […]