We regularly blog about the number of satellites in orbit around the Earth, and how much this has increased over the years. Our 2025 version described that around 15,000 satellites were in orbit from the almost 21,000 objects that had … Continue reading
Tuesday 7th July saw the latest SpaceX rideshare mission, Transporter-17, take off when a Falcon 9 rocket took over 80 satellite payloads into orbit from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. As usual with these rideshare missions, there were several Earth … Continue reading
The 1990s saw the Dot Com Bubble, the early 2000s saw the US Housing Bubble which led to the 2008 financial crash, and, according to some commentators, we are awaiting the burst of the current AI bubble. Is space next? … Continue reading
On Sunday, 3rd May, SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on a Falcon 9 rocket that was carrying 45 satellites on board. As usual with these rideshare missions, there were several Earth … Continue reading
This week has seen Space-X’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission successfully launch 119 satellites into orbit. While this is a myriad of new satellites in orbit, it is well below the single mission record of 143 by SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission on 24th … Continue reading
This week we’re looking at some of the latest the latest policy announcements and reports relating to Earth Observation (EO) around the world: UK In November we reported on The House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee’ first report, … Continue reading
The year has begun in a rollercoaster fashion for Earth Observation (EO) sector, with some up and some downs. Ups The first EO launch of the year took place on Friday 2nd January 2026, when the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Flight … Continue reading
This week were looking at some of the latest news from the space sector, including the UK Space Conference, Project Kuiper satellite launches, and the extension of the agreement for the use of Europe’s spaceport! UK Space Conference As well … Continue reading
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
Space based broadband, also known as satellite internet and as the names suggest, provides access to broadband without needing any ground-based infrastructure. For example, in the UK, most broadband services are provided to locations via telephone or fibre cables – … Continue reading
