Author: Abbey Weltman

Iceye launched its Flood Insights and Flood Early Warning products to provide flood data to Canada. Satellite data provider Iceye, launched the products on May 2.  “By providing access to more comprehensive flood loss data, Iceye aims to support the ongoing development of the flood insurance market in Canada,” said Stephen Lathrope, SVP of Solutions...

BAE Systems was selected by NASA to develop the Atmospheric Composition instrument (ACX) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation. BAE Systems announced the contract on May 1. GeoXO is a constellation of three satellites that will succeed NOAA’s current GEO Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R). The mission...

A new report from Slingshot Aerospace reveals record-high insurance losses in 2023, and threats to space sustainability as more satellites are launched every year. Slingshot pulled back the curtain on satellite lifecycles in 2023 in its inaugural State of Satellite Deployments & Orbital Operations report, released on April 30. The report was informed by the...

Unseenlabs aims to launch a new surveillance constellation in 2026. The France-based maritime surveillance company that specializes in radio frequency (RF) detection will expand its fleet to include monitoring terrestrial and space environments. Unseenlabs announced the new constellation plans on April 30.  The new constellation will use Unseenlabs’ “monosatellite” technology to further include land and...

UltiSat is partnering with CloudJuncxion, to leverage its Unified Multi-Path Connectivity (UMC) solutions with CloudJuncxion’s Bandwidth Virtualization technology. The joint offering aims to improve tactical communications by unifying multiple links of satellite, wireless, and terrestrial networks. UltiSat announced the partnership on April 30. The UltiSat and CloudJuncxion’s combined solution is targeted to customers with tactical...

The urgent response to the climate crisis is now. With Earth facing threats from global warming, air pollution, and the decrease in ocean biodiversity, satellite initiatives that use Earth’s vantage point from space provide critical data to illuminate the impacts of climate change and extend this knowledge worldwide. These satellites can interpret the impact of...

Spire Global has entered a multi-million-dollar deal with an unnamed financial firm to provide its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model. This model offers a six-day outlook powered by space data and develops an AI-powered model for long-range forecasting. Spire announced the deal on April 29.  Through this deal, Spire will utilize its recently announced collaboration with...

SpaceX launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission on Saturday evening, deploying two Galileo satellites. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellites to Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, taking off at 8:34 p.m. ET on April 27.  The two new navigation satellites launched are Galileo GM25 and FM27. The...

Lynk Global signed a contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide commercial satellite-to-cell services to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other U.S. government agencies. Lynk Global announced the contract on April 25.  Lynk refers to its service, which connects standard phones directly to satellite...

JAXA selected Astroscale Japan, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, as the commercial partner for Phase II of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program. Astroscale Japan announced the partnership on April 25.  Eddie Kato, president and managing director of Astroscale Japan, said Astroscale has demonstrated several capabilities during Phase I of the mission and...