The last week has been a busy for Earth Observation (EO) satellites, with launches across the world. Listed below is our pick of the latest EO satellites to go into orbit. Chinese Satellite Launches A group of four PIESAT-2 EO … 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
We’re all about satellite launches this week. Looking at the latest launches from China, Starlink and Rocket Lab, and more excitingly the attempted mid-air catch by a helicopter of the booster from the Rocket lab launch vehicle! Rocket Lab On … 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
This week we’re looking at China and how quickly it has grown to arguably start to lead the world in its Earth Observation (EO) and remote sensing capabilities. Now I know some people will immediately start talking about America with … Continue reading
The Pixalytics weekly blog has been on hiatus for the last three months, but now we’re back! Our restart is to co-inside with the celebration of our 9th Birthday, which took place at the start of May. We’re delighted and … Continue reading
On the 7th September 2020 China successfully launched the Gaofen 11-2 optical Earth Observation (EO) satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center aboard a Long March 4B rocket. This satellite, which forms part of the China High-Resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS), will … Continue reading
We’re in the middle of a busy period for Earth Observation (EO), with new launches and satellites going into service. We begin the new launches in China with news that on Sunday they launched the Gaofen 9-05 satellite from the … Continue reading
Within the last week, China has launched new satellites for both its High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS) and Beidou, the Chinese global Navigation Satellite System constellation. Both of which have been many years in development. Last Wednesday, 17th June, the … Continue reading
Last month was the 25th Anniversary of LITE – the Lidar In-space Technology Experiment (LITE) that was the principal payload on the Discovery Space shuttle mission STS-64, which took place between the 9th and 20th of September 1994.  Whilst you … Continue reading
