This week we’re looking at the ongoing problems for the Sentinel-1B satellite, together with a new satellite launch from China, and a potentially gaming changing new service developed by Wuhan University. Sentinel-1B Satellite Sentinel-1B data users will know that the … Continue reading
We’re looking at two new space strategies this week, for China and Wales! China has released a white paper looking at achievements and what to expect in the next five years. Wales has released it’s first space strategy, and looks … Continue reading
Despite the impacts of the continuing pandemic, 2021 witnessed the largest number of objects launched into space in a single year. According to the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs Online Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, there were … Continue reading
There is feeling of déjà vu in reporting the latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches as, once again, they are from the US company BlackSky and China! On the 9th December the Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle put more two … Continue reading
At last week’s European Space Agency (ESA) member states meeting, in the Portuguese coastal city of Matosinhos, a new vision for space activity in Europe was agreed in response to the feeling that the continent is falling behind China and … Continue reading
Space debris has exploded into the news this week. The positive side of the story occurred on Friday November 12th with the launch of the Net Zero Space initiative at the fourth Paris Peace Forum. Ten space industry companies and … Continue reading
It won’t have escaped your notice that COP26 is taking place in Glasgow in the UK this week. There are a lot of articles coming out on how Earth Observation (EO) can support the measurement and monitoring of various aspect … Continue reading
Summarising the latest Earth Observation (EO) news, this week we’re looking at the latest Copernicus Contributing Mission, the latest solar observation satellite from China, a HAPS world altitude record and an announcement from Monaco! We’ll start with the Copernicus Contributing … Continue reading
NASA’s Landsat-9 was successfully launched on the 27th September, but it was not the only satellite onboard the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, as two cubesats also hitched a ride: Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector (CuPID) is an Earth Observation … Continue reading
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
