European Space Agency’s Next Three Years

Last week representatives from the twenty-three member states of the European Space Agency, alongside other associate and cooperating nations, met for the Council meeting at Ministerial Level which determines what ESA programs will be supported over the coming years, alongside … Continue reading →

UK Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out

The House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee released its first report last week, bluntly titled ‘The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out’. The Committee was appointed at the end of January 2025 to look at the UK … Continue reading →

Sentinel-1D Launches!

Last night saw the successful launch of Sentinel-1D aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket was launched just after 22:00 (CET) and was put into a sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 693 kilometres. As … Continue reading →

Satellite First Images & New Launches

Looking this week at the first light images of the Sentinel-4 mission, together with the latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches from China. Sentinel-4 As the European Union’s Copernicus Programme builds up to the launch of Sentinel-1D early next month, … Continue reading →

Climate Adaptation in Agronomy with Satellite Technology

Earlier this week we hosted a webinar titled ‘Climate Adaptation in Agronomy with Satellite Technology’ as part of the 2025 Agri-Tech Week, which is run by Agri-TechE. With almost one hundred attendees signed up it was shaping up to be … Continue reading →

Agriculture Case Studies Using Satellite Data

Earlier this month we highlighted a project we are currently engaged in, looking at how satellite imagery is being used within agriculture sector in the UK. This week we were interested to see a couple of reports describing how satellite … Continue reading →

Sentinel-5A Successfully Launched

Last week saw the launch of the latest mission in the European Union’s Copernicus Programme, as Sentinel-5A was successfully delivered into a polar orbit onboard the MetOp-SG A1 satellite. The Ariane-6 rocket took off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, … Continue reading →

Talking About Heatwave Weather!

As everyone knows the British love to talk about the weather, and in the UK we are currently in our official fourth heatwave of the year. A heatwave is declared when temperatures meet or exceed the heatwave temperature threshold for … Continue reading →

Launch, Launch, Launch

In Europe we are entering the summer holiday season, and people are starting to go away to relax and refresh themselves; however, there is no such slowdown in the Earth Observation sector with the potential for a launch three times … Continue reading →