This week we’re going to look at satellite launches happening this week, launches that happened last week and one return to Earth! Satellite Launches This Week On Sunday, 7th August, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning the maiden … Continue reading
Landsat will celebrate fifty years of Earth Observation (EO) this weekend. The first Landsat mission was Earth Resources Technology Satellite 1 (ERTS-1), which was launched into a 570-mile sun-synchronous near polar orbit on the 23 July 1972 by a Delta … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered what the carbon footprint is of the space sector? Or how many tonnes of carbon dioxide are released for every satellite launched? Whilst Earth Observation as an industry stands up and offers solutions to monitoring changes … Continue reading
Looking at the latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches over the last week, together with the story of satellite taking a selfie! China Satellite Last week, China launched its latest EO satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite, … Continue reading
Interesting reports from UK and US Government bodies this week into the Geospatial Strategy and NASA projects, and we’ll look at the issues related to the Earth Observation industry. Â UK Geospatial Strategy A report was issued last week by the … Continue reading
Pixalytics is celebrating this week as we are ten years old! We were born in 2012 and the fact that we are still here is an achievement in itself! Statistics from the US reveal that almost two-thirds of business do … Continue reading
There is huge concern within the UK science and business communities that the country is about to walk away from the Horizon Europe research programme, the Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) Programme, and the Euratom nuclear programme. Last week George Freeman, … Continue reading
Looking this week at the latest EO satellite launches, together with the establishment of a virtual EO constellation. Earth Observation Satellite Launches SpaceX’s latest satellite rideshare took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the 25th … Continue reading
It’s the European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium 2022 all this week! The conference is being held at the World Conference Centre in Bonn, Germany, which means I’ve had to navigate airports, flights and passport control for the first time … Continue reading
Last week saw the launch of seven new Earth Observation (EO) satellites, the remote repair of an EO satellite in space and the potential establishment of the world’s highest weather station. China Starting with launches, the China National Space Administration … Continue reading
