Imagery and Sensing

Maxar Technologies has extended its satellite capacity agreement with European Space Imaging and Space Imaging Middle East, strategic imagery partners that serve customers in Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle […]

Oman is getting ready to launch its first satellites to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) in a milestone for the country. The Sultanate of Oman has selected Poland’s SatRevolution to deliver and […]

SayariLabs, a Kenyan space company, and EnduroSat, a provider of software-defined nanosatellites and space services for business and academia, are joining forces to launch TAIFA-1, calling it Kenya’s first software-defined […]

Satellogic began trading on the Nasdaq under ticker sign $SATL on Wednesday after completing its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Satellogic first announced its SPAC business combination with CF […]

While Tomorrow.io may have plans to deploy a satellite constellation, but didn’t start out as a space company. Instead, the weather forecasting software company looked at its path for growth, […]

Kleos Space signed Advanced Ground Information Systems, Inc. (AGIS) as a customer for a data evaluation contract, Kleos announced Jan. 20. AGIS offers command and control communication capabilities to U.S. […]

Australia’s Office of National Intelligence (ONI) has tapped Spire Global and Dragonfly Aerospace for a second satellite as part of its National Intelligence Community Satellite (NICSAT) program after a collaborative […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five commercial radar contracts to Airbus‘ U.S. division; San Francisco-based Capella Space; Finland-based Iceye’s U.S. division; Florida-based PredaSAR Corp.; and Santa Barbara-based Umbra Lab Inc., the agency said on […]

Ursa Space Systems is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make satellite data and insights available to AWS customers. Ursa announced Jan. 12 that it will list its image […]

Earth imaging startup Pixxel has signed global mining group Rio Tinto as an early adopter of its technology. Rio Tinto plans to assess Pixel’s imaging satellites for mineral exploration, monitoring […]

Earth observation company Satellogic is building a satellite manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. The new 57,000 square foot facility, announced Dec. 28, will be located in Berkel en Rodenrijs, near […]

This year is set to be a big one for satellite launches, as a number of major satellite operators launch satellites that mark the culmination of years-long business plans and […]

Maxar Technologies has signed contract extensions with three long-standing international defense and intelligence customers, including its second commitment for WorldView Legion capacity. The three agreements total more than $100 million, […]

ExxonMobil is working with Scepter to deploy satellite technology to detect methane emissions. The companies announced a plan on Dec. 13 to design a satellite network, and for Scepter to […]

Virgin Orbit has invested in customers Hypersat and SatRevolution, investments that expand its space solutions business.  Virgin Orbit is acquiring a 17.5% stake in Hypersat, the launcher announced Wednesday. The […]

MDA has announced plans for its next Earth Observation (EO) mission, a constellation called CHORUS. The commercial constellation will include C-band and X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capabilities.  This mission […]

Microsoft is expanding its ecosystem and tools for the space community, Azure Space, with new industry partners and capabilities. On Dec. 9, Microsoft announced new and expanded partnerships with Airbus, […]

NanoAvionics will build Chile’s first private satellite after a recent deal signed with Chilean startup Lemu. The company is building an atlas of Earth’s biosphere and has ordered its first […]

Inmarsat is participating in a test project to deliver the first U.K.-generated satellite navigation signal. Inmarsat announced Dec. 7 that it is working with the European Space Agency (ESA), Goonhilly […]

South Africa and China are developing closer ties in the space industry, and this now extends to satellite navigation. The nations announced Dec. 3 that the South African National Space […]

At a time when climate change is front and center across the world, a lot of focus is on governments to provide action, but it is also incumbent on technology […]

Swedish Space Corporation (SCC) has upgraded its Ka-band ground station network to provide global coverage. To do this, the company upgraded its polar and equatorial locations to support Ka-band data […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) would like to link its planned constellation of satellites for transferring military data to warfighters with commercial satellite systems that can provide intelligence, surveillance and […]

Iceye has signed a deal to provide flood analysis to insurance tech company McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS). This data will be used to deliver property loss numbers to the Lloyd’s […]

Capella Space plans to add optical communication terminals to future satellites, and will use Mynaric’s terminals, the company announced Tuesday. In addition, Capella plans to demonstrate the terminals’ compatibility with […]

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has revealed new details this week at COP26 for a United Kingdom-led mission that will aim to set a new benchmark to detect change in […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Nov. 3 that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the agency’s Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL), as the agency looks to boost […]

Capella Space has signed a research and development agreement with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC) to use its data from space.  Capella announced Oct. 21 […]

Kleos Space has signed new contracts with satellite builder Innovative Solutions in Space (ISISPACE) and global launch services provider Spaceflight to build and manage the launch its fourth satellite cluster […]

Space-based data, analytics, and services provider Spire Global released an updated version of its maritime data service on Wednesday. The upgrade, “Maritime 2.0,” aims to improve Spire’s marine data capabilities, […]