Imagery and Sensing

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have been awarded National Space Technology Program funding to develop a stowage-efficient Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload. This new technology aims […]

Kleos Space signed a collaborative, non-binding, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli based end-to-end geospatial intelligence company ImageSat International (iSi) to explore opportunities to use Kleos’ maritime Radio Frequency (RF) activity-based […]

ExoAnalytic Solutions and NorthStar Earth and Space are collaborating to develop commercial services to protect satellites and other space assets from collisions with space debris and other orbiting objects. The […]

The Government of Canada exercised the option for another year on their contract through ORBCOMM’s Canadian partner Maerospace, a global supplier of Automatic Identification System (AIS) data and maritime domain […]

Furuno Electric, based in Nishinomiya, Japan, developed GT-88 and GF-8801/02/03/04/05 for users who require Coordinate Universal Time (UTC) time-synchronized signals to meet the new 5G requirements. They provide UTC time-synchronized timing signals (1PPS/10MHz) […]

Arianespace successfully launched the Italian Space Agency’s Prisma satellite on a Vega rocket at 10:50 p.m. local time from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana. Prisma is the 600th satellite […]

Orbital Insight launched its refinery outage product, a daily data feed that detects maintenance activity changes up to three days before existing reporting services. This product aims to help energy sector […]

Spacebel and Wuudis Solutions signed a business agreement to strengthen their forestry services common offering. The agreement pertains to both the distribution of the Wuudis services to the forest users of […]

Frequency Electronics (FEI) received a contract from Lockheed Martin Space, valued at $5.9 million, for the qualification of FEI’s Digital Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard (DRAFS). The contract’s intent is to qualify […]

Team TBG was awarded a contract in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) Professional and Technical (ProTech) Services Oceans Domain. ProTech is a suite of contracting vehicles organized into […]

Orbcomm launched its next generation solar-powered GT 1200 series of devices as part of a telematics solution that includes multiple sensor options, and cellular and optional satellite connectivity for trailer […]

AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, revealed that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) have approved the company’s AerTrak Automatic […]

E-GEOS, a company set up by Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency, signed two contracts with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and with the European Union (EU) Satellite […]

Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) revealed that the first satellite in its Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) constellation has been delivered to NanoRacks for launch integration. Housed in an AAC Clyde […]

Data Device Corporation (DDC) carried out another successful flight of its SCS750 Single Board Computer (SBC) on the Second Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT-2). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and The Japan […]

HawkEye 360 commissioned its three Pathfinder satellites and began geolocating Radio Frequency (RF) signals. According to the release early test results have demonstrated successful geolocation of Very High Frequency (VHF) Channels 16 […]

ITC Global has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Thuraya to provide access to next-generation, high-throughput connectivity via the Panasonic network. ITC Global is a subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics Corporation, delivering high-speed, […]

Satellogic, an integrated geospatial analytics company, appointed Rick Dunn as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Dunn brings over 25 years of financial experience and leadership to Satellogic, including […]

ExactEarth completed the rollout of its real-time global satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) service after activating the final six payloads of its exactView constellation, the company reported Feb. 15. The […]

Capella Space added senior business and engineering leaders to its team. Scott Soenen was added as vice president of product engineering; Matt Wood as vice president of go-to-market and business strategy, […]

GOES-17, the second of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Orbit (GEO) weather satellites, has completed its checkout phase and is now operating in the GOES West […]

The Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space on Feb. 8 in Dakar, Senegal to conduct a preliminary design […]

IBM unveiled new technology to reduce power outages by helping energy companies predict where trees and other vegetation may threaten power lines. IBM worked with Oncor, the largest utility company […]

According to an announcement from the Australian National University (ANU), scientists used new space technology to predict droughts and increased bushfire risk, up to five months in advance. “We’ve been […]

A new $1.3 million (1 million British pounds) MOD investment will be funding the development of a new generation of British deployable satellite antennas. The ‘wrapped rib’ antenna aims to be […]

Luokung Technology, a Chinese graphics data processing technology company, is strategically cooperating with the National Engineering Research Center for Remote Sensing Applications (the Engineering Center), which is China’s national-level center […]

It has not been a good start to the year for Maxar Technologies. The company revealed in the last few days that its WorldView-4 satellite (WV4) has likely suffered a […]

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite mission. FLEX was selected in 2015 as ESA’s eighth Earth Explorer mission, […]

Automotive technology provider Lear has signed Hyundai–Kia America Technical Center (HATCI) as the first development partner in its Exo Technology Partnership Program. The Exo Technology Partnership Program is a collaborative effort […]

Maxar Technologies’ WorldView-4 satellite experienced a failure in its control moment gyros (CMGs), preventing the satellite from collecting imagery due to the loss of an axis of stability. Efforts are ongoing in […]