Imagery and Sensing
March 12, 2024
Rocket Lab launched the fourth satellite for Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Synspective. Rocket Lab launched the mission on an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 4:03 a.m. on March 13 local time, and 11:03 a.m. EDT on March 12. The mission, “Owl Night Long” is a reference to the…
March 6, 2024
Planet Labs Federal, a subsidiary of Planet Labs, was awarded a contract by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific for vessel detection and monitoring over key areas in the Pacific. The project will integrate both Planet’s SkySat data and PlanetScope data into the Department of Transportation’s SeaVision platform, a maritime situational awareness tool. The…
February 20, 2024
Earth observation and geospatial technology company Nuview, acquired software service platform Astræa Tuesday. Nuview plans to use Astræa's AI-driven distribution and analysis tools to develop a high-throughput Earth observation data channel to distribute data to Nuview’s partners and customers. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Nuview is building a satellite constellation to…
February 14, 2024
Finnish hyperspectral startup Kuva Space is working to break into the U.S. market, recently hiring former Iceye US CEO Jerry Welsh to lead the company's expansion in the U.S. The company plans to launch two hyperspectral satellites this year and establish a constellation of 100 satellites by 2030. For Welsh, this role represents a tough, but…