PACE Mission Setting Off

This week hopes to see the launch of NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. It will be launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, however, the original schedule of a launch … Continue reading

Satellite Births & Deaths

This week we’re looking at the latest Earth Observation launches, the heaviest geostationary satellite ever launched, and the end of the Aeolus satellite that re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere last Friday. Earth Observation Satellite Launches On Saturday seven satellites were successfully … Continue reading

New Constellations Launched & Planned

This week constellations have been in the news, with NASA’s Starling swarm satellites being launched, and China announcing it has started construction of a Very Low Earth orbiting constellation. New Launches On Wednesday, Rocket Labs successfully launched seven satellites from … Continue reading

Satellite First Light Images & Launch

This week we’re looking at some first light images, latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launch, together with potential launches coming up next month. First Light Satellite Images Earlier this year we noted the launched of the EOS SAT-1 as part … Continue reading

Between The Tropics Satellite Launches

Looking at the latest satellite launches expected in the coming week, starting with the NASA TROPICS mission: TROPICS We’re in the calm between a pair of Tropics launches. The snappily titled Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with … Continue reading

Latest Earth Observation Satellite News

Despite it being Easter last weekend, there has still been a raft of Earth Observation (EO) satellite activity happening around the world. We’re picking out some of the ones that caught our eye this week, including new launches, new contracts … Continue reading

Space Challenges Before Orbit

Space is a difficult environment to work in, but even getting there is also difficult. We’re looking at some of those challenges with satellite launch failures, importance of data and why the UK is no closer to participating in the … Continue reading

Reducing Satellites Impact On Night Sky

We’re focusing on the night sky this week, and particularly the impact satellites are having on astronomy. We’ve written before about how visible the Starlink constellations are to the naked eye, and AST SpaceMobile’s recently launched BlueWalker 3, which is … Continue reading

Earth Observation Starts 2023 With A Bang

As 2022 ended there were Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches, and as 2023 starts there were also EO launches. It seems as the passing of a year barely makes a ripple in our industry. We’re going to start by looking … Continue reading

Latest Satellite & Earth Observation News

We’re highlighting some of the key satellite and Earth Observation (EO) news over the last week including new satellites, first light images, and planned constellations. India A couple of weeks ago we reported on the launch of Earth Observation Satellite … Continue reading