Last week saw the launch of the latest mission in the European Union’s Copernicus Programme, as Sentinel-5A was successfully delivered into a polar orbit onboard the MetOp-SG A1 satellite. The Ariane-6 rocket took off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, … Continue reading
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Atmosphere Monitoring Satellites Launched & Lost
It has been a rollercoaster week for those of us involved in atmospheric satellite remote sensing. The positive side has seen the launch of Sentinel-4, but the flip side has seen the reported loss of MethaneSAT. Sentinel-4 Launched Copernicus Sentinel-4 was … Continue reading
Hyperspectral Whispers from Finland
The final stage of my Scandinavian journey took me to Finland, specifically Helsinki, where I attended the 14th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) that took place on the 9th to 11th December 2024 … Continue reading
National Earth Observation Conference 2024
I spent last week in York at the UK National Earth Observation Conference 2024. This joint event occurs every few years, and is organised by the National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO), the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc), Centre … Continue reading
Earth Observation Small Satellites
SpaceX’s next rideshare mission for small satellites, Transporter 10, is expected to take off later this week – with the launch currently scheduled for the 4th March from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. While the final payload manifest for the … Continue reading