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
We often talk about the latest satellite launches on the blog, and these are generally from China, United States, India, or Europe – the current powerhouses of Earth Observation (EO). However, there have a been several announcements over the last … Continue reading
The year has started with a bang with lots of Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches. This week we pick out a few of the interesting launches, but certainly not all the EO ones as there were lots more on the … Continue reading
We’re looking at the latest Earth Observation (EO) news from around the globe. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Last week NASA, awarded the latest contract under its Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, with eight companies selected to provide commercial … Continue reading
It seems that the spirit of co-operation and collaboration has gripped the Earth Observation (EO) industry this week, with a number of companies announcing new partnerships in the last week: ICEYE Last week, the Finnish company, ICEYE, announced an agreement … Continue reading
Planet deployed nine of its SuperDove Earth Observation (EO) imaging satellites, known as Flock 4e, on Monday 2nd November 2020. They were launched via the Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia Peninsula, which is … Continue reading
‘In space, no-one can hear you scream’ according to the film Alien, and whilst that might be true when things go wrong in space there may well be a few audible screams down here on Earth specifically from the insurance … Continue reading
A new Chinese launch vehicle had its inaugural flight last weekend from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. The Smart Dragon-1, also known by its Chinese name of Jielong-1, was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology … Continue reading
One of the latest Earth Observation (EO) satellite launches occurred on the 29th June when Rocket Lab launched seven small satellites into low-Earth orbits from its New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula launch site. The largest satellite of the Electron rocket’s payload … Continue reading
Earth observation (EO) satellites were amongst the payload on board the H-IIA rocket which was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at 1.08pm on Monday 29th October from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan. The largest satellite … Continue reading
