Imagery and Sensing

BlackSky Technology has signed a seven-figure expansion contract with HEO to provide imagery of objects in space for space domain awareness monitoring.  HEO is an Australian startup specializing in non-Earth […]

India is investing in a national Earth Observation (EO) constellation, selecting Pixxel to lead a consortium of companies under a public-private partnership framework. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization […]

The Global Earth Observation (EO) geospatial data services market is set to be worth around $15 billion in revenue by 2030. This is according to new research by technology intelligence […]

While BlackSky has lowered its full-year outlook for 2025, citing the “near term volatility” of the U.S. government budget process, CEO Brian O’Toole told investors on Thursday that BlackSky believes […]

Satellite data is set to play a pivotal role in boosting agricultural productivity in Kenya. SatSure Analytics, an Earth Observation (EO) data refinery platform operator, has partnered with Kenya Agricultural […]

SFL Missions Inc. will develop a microsatellite for the Norwegian Space Agency for maritime ship tracking under a contract announced July 29. The AISSat-4 satellite, targeted for lunch in less […]

Polish payload developer Eycore will fly its first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) demonstrator on a Kongsberg NanoAvionics satellite bus under a deal announced Thursday.  The flight will test Eycore’s X-band […]

Planet has signed a multi-year contract expansion with Colombia’s government entity responsible for geographic data to continue to use Planet’s technology for land management, adding AI capabilities to track change […]

Spire Global is targeting the aviation market with a new analytics service launch. Spire is rolling out Aircraft Exposure Analytics, an aviation solution that enables users to quantify aircraft-level exposure […]

Maxar Intelligence on Tuesday said it received $204.7 million in new multi-year contracts from three existing customers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to boost sovereign defense and intelligence […]

Methane-monitoring satellite MethaneSAT has lost power and communications, the team behind the mission said in an update on Tuesday.  The MethaneSAT mission operations team lost contact with MethaneSAT on June […]

Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a […]

The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27.  The letter […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Maxar Intelligence a delivery order under the Luno A program for commercial analytic services.  Maxar said on June 27 the order specifically deals […]

Rocket Lab launched four satellites for HawkEye 360, including three radio frequency (RF) tracking satellites and one experimental satellite.  The mission took place early morning on Friday, June 27 from […]

Maxar Intelligence on Wednesday announced a new solution suite that applies artificial intelligence-enabled analytics to geospatial imagery for persistent global monitoring of fixed sites and vessels on the open sea to […]

BlackSky Technology has received a potential $24-plus million task order to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with object detection monitoring of military and economic facilities worldwide. The initial award […]

SatVu will support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Luno A & B programs by partnering with five other companies to provide its thermal imagery.  SatVu, based in the United Kingdom, […]

A group remote sensing CEOs outlined the risks that come with potential budget cuts to commercial imagery programs in a letter to Congressional leaders.  Iceye U.S. publicly shared the letter on […]

BlackSky is planning to expand the capabilities of its Earth Observation (EO) constellation with multispectral, large-area collection satellites called AROS, to launch “as early as 2027.” BlackSky explained the AROS […]

Planet has signed a new seven-figure contract with NATO to deliver advanced daily monitoring and intelligence capabilities across NATO’s strategic areas of interest. Planet called it a “landmark partnership” and […]

ICEYE has made inroads into Portugal with a breakthrough SAR satellite deal. The Portuguese Air Force, a branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces is purchasing one ICEYE SAR satellite, a […]

BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems have signed a new MoU to develop a multi-sensor satellite system to collect radio frequency (RF) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.   Announcing the MoU […]

Low-Earth orbit satellite global weather intelligence provider Tomorrow.io will partner with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help farmers adapt to climate change and boost productivity using Artificial Intelligence in […]

Iceye plans to develop a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation with Japanese heavy industry company IHI Corporation under a new MoU announced Thursday. IHI and Iceye plan to establish a […]

ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the U.S. Space Force on Wednesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) clarifying their respective roles and responsibilities in carrying out […]

ST. LOUIS — A new version of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) primary tool for ordering imagery should be ready for operational use later this year, an agency official said. […]

Space technology could be used going forward to detect water leakage throughout the U.K. thanks to an interesting new project called ‘Space Eye.’ Researchers at the University of Wolverhampton, alongside […]

ST LOUIS — Commercial satellite imagery and sensing leaders see growing demand in the international market for geospatial intelligence and are looking at ways to increase collaboration and streamline the way […]

ST. LOUIS — The use of geospatial intelligence to accelerate decision making from the time a potential target has been detected until an effect is put against it has been […]