*** Please Note: Whilst the rocket took off as expected, the satellite was not put into orbit due to a technical issue at Cryogenic Upper Stage in the seventh minute of the launch. The rocket and the satellite were lost … Continue reading
Tag Archives: geostationary
Latest EO Geostationary Launches & Update on UK GNSS
The latest Indian Earth Observation satellite due be launched was going to be Geo Imaging Satellite-1 (GISAT-1). The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expecting to put the satellite into orbit on the 5th March 2020 via the Geosynchronous Satellite … Continue reading
Earth observation satellites in space in 2016
If you’d like the 2017 update, please click here. Earth Observation (EO) satellites account for just over one quarter of all the operational satellites currently orbiting the Earth. As noted last week there are 1 419 operational satellites, and 374 … Continue reading
Supercharging Satellite Data
Satellite remote sensing is set for a speed turbo boost with the launch of the less than snappily named EDRS. The first node of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), which is effectively a space based satellite data super highway, … Continue reading