Download this page in PDF format This week has seen Space-X’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission successfully launch 119 satellites into orbit. While this is a myriad of new satellites in orbit, it is well below the single mission record of 143 … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format This week we’re looking at a new satellite launch, and a ten-year old satellite trying out something new! Sentinel-2A Goes Out at Night To disprove the phrase ‘You can’t teach an old dog new … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format The end of a year is a time for reviewing the previous 12 months, and also time for the top 10 lists of everything from 2025 – and we’re no different at Pixalytics and … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Our attention was captured this week by a fascinating paper published earlier this year in the Geomatics journal, by Laefer and Hua, entitled ‘Remote Sensing Publications 1961–2023—Analysis of National and Global Trends’. The researchers, … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format 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 … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format This week has seen several satellite launched around the world, with new Earth Observation (EO) satellites going up, together with the latest salvo in the space-based broadband battle. China Last weekend, China successfully launched … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format This week we look at the first light images form the NISAR satellite, the latest Earth Observation (EO) launches from China, and the slightly bizarre trend of satellites taking pictures of each other! NISAR … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format September has open strongly for Earth Observation (EO) around the globe with a series of launches in China in the first week, plus an announcements on planned new satellite in Oman. China Launches There … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format As discussed last weeks, satellite numbers in space changes frequently. This week has been another great example of this: Successful Satellite Launches – China The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation confirmed the successful … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Space based broadband, also known as satellite internet and as the names suggest, provides access to broadband without needing any ground-based infrastructure. For example, in the UK, most broadband services are provided to locations … Continue reading
