ICEYE has established a new line of business that is focused solely on delivering fully operational satellite missions to customers looking for their own orbital SAR capabilities. Governments and large multinational corporations are able to purchase their own radar imaging satellites from ICEYE and operate them independently, or arrange ICEYE to manage the spacecraft exclusively […]
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A world premiere for Airbus as the company delivers the third radar for the Copernicus satellite
Airbus has finished the third instrument for the Sentinel-1 satellite series which includes a new separation mechanism to help the spacecraft avoid space debris. The C-band radar for the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite is now en route to Thales Alenia Space facilities in Rome, Italy, where integration and testing will occur. The satellite is scheduled for […]
ICEYE Launches 5 New SAR Smallsats Via The SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission
ICEYE has successfully launched five new SAR satellites — all spacecraft were launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 smallsat rideshare mission via EXOLAUNCH from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Communication has successfully been established with each spacecraft. ICEYE and ICEYE US have now deployed 21 satellites since 2018, including commercial and dedicated customer missions. ICEYE’s satellite constellation is […]
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. […]
A Natural Disasters Management System Debuts From AiDash
AiDash has announced their Disaster and Disruption Management System (DDMS), a satellite- and AI-powered SaaS offering that helps utility and energy companies, as well as governments and cities, manage the impact of natural disasters, including storms and wildfires. The new system works in near real-time before, during and after a major natural disaster or extreme […]
Virgin Orbit To Launch The QPS-SAR-5 Satellite
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) has signed a launch services agreement with Japanese Earth Observation (EO) constellation operator Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (“iQPS”) — the satellite is expected to join Virgin Orbit’s manifest for early 2023. Selected for LauncherOne’s proven ability to provide direct access to diverse orbits, Virgin Orbit expects to launch […]
Capella Space’s $97M Funding Will Expand AI-Enabled Geospatial Data Offerings
Capella will use the funding, led by NightDragon, to expand its AI-enabled geospatial analytics and imaging offerings for its satellite sensors that penetrate all weather conditions — clouds, fog, smoke, rain — and capture clear imagery 24-7, day and night, across the globe Capella Space, an Earth observation company, announced a $97M Series C financing […]
A Contract From Japan’s Nat’l Space Policy Secretariat Goes To Synspective For A Smallsat SAR Constellations Demo Project
Synspective Inc. has contracted for a “demonstration project for expanding the use of small SAR satellite constellations” led by Japan’s National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. In recent years, in the field of remote sensing satellites, there has become an increasing need for smallsat constellations that enable high-frequency imaging — in particular, SAR […]
SAR Smallsat Specialist Synspective Stacks Million$$$ In Series B Funding
Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, has raised $100 million (11.9 billion yen, including a Series B funding round. The latest funding was led by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), and Pavilion Capital Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) among others, as well as bank loans, and it […]
Synspective Assesses Slope Instability-related Geohazards In Melamchi, Nepal With the World Bank and NDRRMA
The Government of Nepal investigated the land displacement hazards in the upstream part of the Melamchi River, Nepal in response to the destructive flood disaster that occurred there on June 15, 2021. The results demonstrated that Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and time-series interferometric SAR (InSAR) analysis-based Earth observation techniques have the capabilities to offer… […]