Download this page in PDF format Next Tuesday, 3rd December, is the current scheduled launch date for the Sentinel-1C satellite. The launch is planned to take off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 10.20 p.m. (CEST) aboard the … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format At the International Astronautical Congress, which took place last week in Milan, Italy, the European Union (EU) confirmed that funding had been agreed for the development of all six Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions as … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Update: Copernicus Sentinel-2C launched successfully in the early hours of Thursday morning. Launch was delayed 24 hours due to electrical issues. The launch of the Sentinel-2C satellite is scheduled for the early hours of … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format There have been a couple of interesting documents issued recently regarding the state of our oceans. European Union Copernicus Ocean State Report Last week saw the publication of the 7th edition of the European … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format The focus this week is on the latest Earth Observation (EO) news from China and the United Kingdom (UK). China Two Earth Observation Satellite Launches Last Week The first, on the 7th September, was … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Space is a difficult environment to work in, but even getting there is also difficult. We’re looking at some of those challenges with satellite launch failures, importance of data and why the UK is … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format 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! … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Last week the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA) signed a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) that marks the start of a new EU space programme covering the period to 2027. … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format The ripples of the global pandemic are being felt by the European Earth Observation (EO), and wider, space industry as the leaders of the twenty-seven European Union (EU) countries agreed a € 750 billion … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Last week saw some interesting developments for the UK Space Industry. Firstly, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Industrial Policy Committee awarded contracts of €2.55 billion for the development of six new Copernicus satellite missions, … Continue reading
