Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. has received a new order for a multi-band Gaia 5.5 m Gaia ground station. The high-gain dual S/X-band system will be installed in 2020.  Orbit said this ground station will bring additional capabilities to the existing Gaia-based ground network to an unnamed “leading satellite imagery service provider.” Orbit said its Gaia…

Iceye has unveiled capability of 25 cm resolution imaging with the company's current commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) small satellite constellation of three in-orbit spacecraft. The Finnish company said its SAR data achieves the same resolution class provided by larger, conventional commercial SAR satellites operating at their highest performance. Iceye launched its first SAR satellite…

Planet has entered into a partnership with Seisan, a custom software solutions and systems integration company specializing in geospatial technologies, to help the data imaging satellite operator expand into new industry verticals. Seisan said it would use Planet's datasets and historical time lapse features to build machine learning imagery analysis services for enterprise customers along…

Capella Space has signed a deal with Rocket Lab to launch one of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites in its Whitney Constellation, calling it the first-ever SAR satellite to deliver commercial data into a mid-inclination orbit.  The mission will launch mid-2020 on an Electron launch vehicle from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New…