Last week the second satellite in Airbus’ PlĂ©iades Neo Earth Observation (EO) constellation was successfully launched from French Guiana onboard ArianeSpace’s Vega rocket. PlĂ©iades Neo 4 is the second in what will be a four-satellite constellation. The first satellite, PlĂ©iades … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2021
How many Earth observation satellites are orbiting the planet in 2021?
Having spent the last few weeks looking at the developing capabilities in Earth Observation (EO) for certain countries, this week we’re looking at the wider picture and having a more detailed look at the overall number of operational satellites who … Continue reading
India Developing Its Space Capabilities
*** Please Note: Whilst the rocket took off as expected, the satellite was not put into orbit due to a technical issue at Cryogenic Upper Stage in the seventh minute of the launch. The rocket and the satellite were lost … Continue reading
Developing UK Space Capabilities
After looking at China in the previous blog, this time we’re highlighting the latest space capability developments within the UK and a few things have happened in the last week. Firstly, last Friday the UK launched Space Command – whilst … Continue reading