Last month we looked at how satellites are currently orbiting the planet, and this week we’re going to focus on the number of Earth Observation (EO) satellites at the start of 2023. This uses the database from the Union of … Continue reading
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How many Earth observation satellites are orbiting the planet in 2021?
Having spent the last few weeks looking at the developing capabilities in Earth Observation (EO) for certain countries, this week we’re looking at the wider picture and having a more detailed look at the overall number of operational satellites who … Continue reading
How many active Earth observation satellites in 2020?
Earlier this year we wrote about our latest update on the number of satellites orbiting the Earth. One of the sources of this data is the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) who have just released their latest update showing the … Continue reading
Polish Gathering of Copernicus Climate Change Service
Last week I was in Warsaw, Poland, at the 3rd General Assembly of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (often shortened to C3S) whose mission is to support European climate adaptation and mitigation policies by providing consistent and authoritative information, by … Continue reading
How many Earth observation satellites are in space in 2018?
Earth Observation (EO) satellites currently account for over one third of the operational satellites orbiting the Earth. As we described two weeks ago, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) satellite database there were 1 980 operational satellites at … Continue reading
Will You Have To Pay For Landsat Data?
Interesting discussions are taking place in the US on the position of free-to-access data which has the potential to affect everyone working in the downstream industry. Continue reading