Artemis Satellite Hitchhikers

Download this page in PDF format We couldn’t do anything other than the Artemis II mission for the blog this week, but rather than the moon mission itself we’re going to cover the other four satellite payloads, which have not … Continue reading

Calibration By Moonlight

Download this page in PDF format Reports on work regarding the calibration and validation of Earth Observation (EO) sensors caught our attention this week – in terms of using moonlight and collaboration. In addition, we look at the latest EO … Continue reading

Satellite Launches, Data & An Apology

Download this page in PDF format This week were focus on recent satellite launches and losses, new data availability and we have an apology for SpaceX! Launches On Valentine’s Day, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed its first launch … Continue reading

All Things SpaceX!

Download this page in PDF format We’re looking at all things SpaceX this week. Firstly, on the 31st January, SpaceX launched the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) via its Falcon-9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. … Continue reading

New Vision, New Launches and Near Miss

Download this page in PDF format At last week’s European Space Agency (ESA) member states meeting, in the Portuguese coastal city of Matosinhos, a new vision for space activity in Europe was agreed in response to the feeling that the … Continue reading

A small step for Earth Observation ….

Download this page in PDF format This week marks 50 years since the first Moon landing, and we thought it might be interesting to reflect on a couple of ways that this programme influenced the Earth Observation (EO) industry. Blue … Continue reading

Can You See The Great Wall of China From Space?

Download this page in PDF format Dating back over two thousand three hundred years, the Great Wall of China winds its way from east to west across the northern part of the country. The current remains were built during Ming … Continue reading

Optical Imagery is Eclipsed!

Download this page in PDF format Last week’s eclipse gave an excellent demonstration of the sun’s role in optical remote sensing. The image to the left was acquired on the 21st August by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) … Continue reading

First Small Steps in Remote Sensing

Download this page in PDF format It’s not often you get given the opportunity to travel, live in an exciting new city and get an incredible internship all in one. So when I heard about the Erasmus+ Programme I applied … Continue reading