This week we’re going to look at satellite launches happening this week, launches that happened last week and one return to Earth! Satellite Launches This Week On Sunday, 7th August, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning the maiden … Continue reading
Looking this week at the latest EO satellite launches, together with the establishment of a virtual EO constellation. Earth Observation Satellite Launches SpaceX’s latest satellite rideshare took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the 25th … Continue reading
We’re all about satellite launches this week. Looking at the latest launches from China, Starlink and Rocket Lab, and more excitingly the attempted mid-air catch by a helicopter of the booster from the Rocket lab launch vehicle! Rocket Lab On … Continue reading
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 of 2022, by putting three satellites … Continue reading
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. The launch had been planned to … Continue reading
The first rideshare launch of 2022 should see over seventy-five satellites put into orbit by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter 3 this week. Taking off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida, the launch is scheduled for Thursday after 15.25 … Continue reading
SpaceX and its Starlink satellites have made the news for multiple reasons this week. On December 2nd SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket put 48 Starlink satellites into a 430 km low earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in … Continue reading
With a multitude of new satellite launches and company merger announcements, the Earth Observation (EO) industry has started the summer in buoyant mood. China has driven the new launches with three separate deployments in just six days. These were: 3rd … Continue reading
An updated version of this post for 2022 can be found here. How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, maintained by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), … Continue reading
The Pixalytics weekly blog has been on hiatus for the last three months, but now we’re back! Our restart is to co-inside with the celebration of our 9th Birthday, which took place at the start of May. We’re delighted and … Continue reading
