New Space Superpowers Emerging?

Download this page in PDF format This week we’re focusing on the up and coming space superpowers with a focus on Saudi Arabia’s intention to enter the space sector, and details of India’s latest mission success. Saudi Arabia At the … Continue reading

Last & Next EO Launch, & Data Availability

Download this page in PDF format The latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches are from Russia, with the next expected launch being from Japan, and details of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) datasets publicly available from America. Leapling Russia Satellite Launch … Continue reading

Earth Observation Small Satellites

Download this page in PDF format SpaceX’s next rideshare mission for small satellites, Transporter 10, is expected to take off later this week – with the launch currently scheduled for the 4th March from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. While … Continue reading

Satellite Returns & Launches

Download this page in PDF format Following last week’s blog about the deorbiting of the European Remote Sensing (ERS-2) satellite, this week we’ve got an ERS-2 update, plus a second deorbit – with Cartosat-2 returning to Earth, and finally the … Continue reading

Approaches To Space Debris!

Download this page in PDF format This week we’re looking at two space debris satellite events occurring in the second half of this month, one coming down and the other going up! End of ERS-2 It is anticipated that the … Continue reading

PACE Mission Setting Off

Download this page in PDF format This week hopes to see the launch of NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. It will be launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, however, … Continue reading

Aircraft & Satellite Remote Sensing

Download this page in PDF format This week we’re looking at the latest developments in both satellite and aircraft remote sensing, including recent news on satellite remote sensing in China, and how aircraft overflights in England have helped create a … Continue reading

Celebration for Proba-1 CHRIS

Download this page in PDF format Last week, I was in Ghent, Belgium, at the PROBA-1 CHRIS End of Mission Workshop hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA). As the name suggests, the workshop marked the end of data collection … Continue reading

Earth Observation In Asia & Africa

Download this page in PDF format This week, we are looking at Earth Observation (EO) developments in Asia and Africa – China’s first EO launches of the year and the Côte d’Ivoire latest Land Cover map using Sentinel-2 data. China’s … Continue reading

Earth Observation Satellite Launches 2024

Download this page in PDF format As 2024 begins we’re looking at some of the key Earth Observation (EO) satellite that are already planned to be launched this year. 1st Quarter NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission is … Continue reading