Imagery and Sensing

Indian aerospace company Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Satellogic have signed a deal to develop local space technology capabilities in India and manufacture Earth observation (EO) satellites. Under the deal […]

Spire Global is launching a new weather forecast model geared toward the energy and commodity markets. The High-Resolution Weather Forecast model announced Tuesday is designed to provide customizable weather forecasts […]

Satellogic on Tuesday said it has received a remote sensing license from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a key milestone in the company’s quest to expand its U.S. government […]

The U.K. government has announced a new initiative in the Earth observation (EO) as it looks to join Portugal and Spain as a member of the Atlantic Constellation. The Atlantic […]

Not a day goes by without more alarming data about the changing climate and the impact it could have for generations to come. A number of space-based companies aim to […]

BlackSky posted a net income of $675,000 in the third quarter of 2023, marking the first time the company has posted a positive net income.  However, CFO Henry Dubois noted […]

Earth observation data company Planet Labs released its new Forest Carbon Diligence dataset — a 10-year archive of global forest carbon, tree height, and cover readings at 30-meter resolution. The […]

GPS startup Zephr raised $3.5 million in a seed round led by Space Capital and First Spark Ventures, the company announced Tuesday. Zephr is working to create a networked GPS […]

Maxar Intelligence has named Dan Smoot as CEO, after Maxar Technologies recently split into two businesses — Maxar Space Infrastructure and Maxar Intelligence. The satellite imagery-focused company announced the move […]

Arlula, an Australian start-up company, is to gain further funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Arlula announced the new investment, Oct. 19. It is the second […]

HawkEye 360, which operates a constellation of satellites that sense radio frequency transmissions on Earth, has raised an additional $10 million from Lockheed Martin and company insiders, the company announced […]

LOS ANGELES – The business case for space-based remote sensing and other satellite derived technologies has surpassed the traditional military and big-government sectors. Companies and organizations from BP, to the […]

BlackSky Technology won a competitive U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to build an automated target recognition service that can track vehicles in real time from space. The contract announced […]

Euroconsult and Iceye are teaming up to lead a new consortium of European space companies conducting a study on a future European Union Earth observation governmental service. The new consortium […]

Energy company MAN Energy Solutions (MAN-ES) is a new Spire Global customer, and will use Spire’s AIS and weather data for a marine monitoring tool.  The company has an engineering […]

Last month, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) formally ended a commercial radar contract the agency had with PredaSAR, now Terran Orbital, the NRO said on Oct. 2. “PredaSAR did not meet […]

NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data for the agency’s Earth science research as part of the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program (CSDA).  NASA announced Tuesday that Airbus […]

NASA extended its blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Planet, placing multiple orders totaling $18.5 million through 2024, Planet announced Friday.  The BPA is part of NASA’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition […]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is looking for more vendors for commercial radio occultation data, according to a recent request for information. NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) is conducting […]

Space-based telecommunications company Skyloom will provide its Optical Communications Terminal (OCT) to Earth observation firm Satellogic under a new contract announced on Friday. Satellogic will integrate Skyloom’s OCT into its […]

Space-based data, analytics and space services company Spire Global will supply aircraft positional data, as well as data from its Flight Report aggregation platform to Estuaire, an environmental data firm […]

SkyFi has launched two new products in the Earth Observation (EO) arena. SkyFi announced details of the two products, Sept. 11. The two products are called Open Data and SkyFi […]

The Australian government signed a deal with Iceye for flood and bushfire hazard data across the country. The agreement for access to Iceye’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery will […]

Hyperspectral startup Wyvern is working with Loft Orbital to expand its Dragonette satellite constellation, booking a slot on an upcoming Loft Orbital mission.  Wyvern will be a part of a […]

The intelligence community and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) on Thursday released the executive summary of a new framework that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the government in helping to protect […]

SatSure, an Earth observation startup based in India and focused on using satellite data for agricultural insurance use cases, raised $15 million in a Series A round. Baring Private Equity […]

Orbital Sidekick (OSK) shared the first images from its three hyperspectral satellites launched on two SpaceX rideshare missions earlier this year. The satellites are the first in the GHOSt constellation, […]

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) plans to launch a multi-spectral optical satellite on Friday, Aug. 25, a first for major university in Hong Kong. HKUST announced […]

Satellogic signed an agreement with Quant Data & Analytics, a Saudi provider of data solutions for real estate and retail sectors. Quant plans to use Satellogic’s high-resolution satellite imagery to […]

Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS has tapped Rocket Lab for a dedicated Electron launch, switching mission providers after Virgin Orbit went out of business. The mission is set for September […]