This week constellations have been in the news, with NASA’s Starling swarm satellites being launched, and China announcing it has started construction of a Very Low Earth orbiting constellation. New Launches On Wednesday, Rocket Labs successfully launched seven satellites from … Continue reading
This is not the latest update – you can find the 2025 position here. This is our latest update examining the satellites currently orbiting the Earth. How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? According to the Index of Objects Launched … Continue reading
It’s not often that satellite ground-based calibration methodology hits the headlines, but it happened last week. This was because the United States Bureau of Land Management announced that following a request from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), approximately … Continue reading
This week we’re looking at some first light images, latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launch, together with potential launches coming up next month. First Light Satellite Images Earlier this year we noted the launched of the EOS SAT-1 as part … Continue reading
Looking at the latest satellite launches expected in the coming week, starting with the NASA TROPICS mission: TROPICS We’re in the calm between a pair of Tropics launches. The snappily titled Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with … Continue reading
This week we have details of new satellite launches, a problem on the James Webb Space Telescope, and the impending death of the Aeolus satellite – essentially various aspects of the life cycle of an instrument or satellite. Satellite Births … Continue reading
This week three separate reports caught our attention about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting the space and Earth Observation (EO) communities. This covers both upstream with AI controlling satellites, and downstream activities with data applications. China Using AI To … Continue reading
Despite it being Easter last weekend, there has still been a raft of Earth Observation (EO) satellite activity happening around the world. We’re picking out some of the ones that caught our eye this week, including new launches, new contracts … Continue reading
Looking at the launches and Earth Observation (EO) partnerships that have been occurred at the end of March, together with the next SpaceX rideshare mission which is scheduled for this coming Tuesday and is expected to have EO missions onboard. … Continue reading
We’re looking at the impact of launch failures for Earth Observation (EO) satellites, together with a potential 3D-printed rocket launch. Starting with the launch failures: Japanese Launch We have to report the loss of an EO satellite on Monday as … Continue reading
