Spaceflight Industries said March 6 that the first operational satellite for its BlackSky Earth imaging constellation is now complete and awaiting launch later this year.
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Planet and Spire, operators of the two largest commercial cubesat constellations in orbit, say they manage their fleets to prevent retired spacecraft from lingering in space beyond internationally accepted guidelines.
BlackSky taps Thales Alenia to build constellation of 60 fast-revisit EO satellites
BlackSky CEO and founder Jason Andrews announced the partnership Sept. 15 during the closing day of Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week here.
From selling data to selling answers, EO market faces transformation
Earth-observation startups are investing in data analytics and machine learning to transform raw satellite data into marketable insights they say have the potential to be every bit as indispensable to investors and business leaders as the up-to-the-second analytics they get from the likes of a $20,000-a-year Bloomberg terminal subscription.
Aerojet Rocketdyne says development of AR1 engine remains on schedule after successful tests
The company completed a series of hot-fire tests on the preburner design for the AR1, keeping the program on schedule to be flight-ready by 2019.
Launch bottleneck keeping smallsat growth in check
Small satellite companies will generate impressive returns, but first the industry needs more launch opportunities and help reaching new customers, according to speakers at the Satellite 2017 conference.
Industry remains optimistic about continued growth of cubesats
Despite concerns about reliability and access to launch vehicles, the small satellite industry expects the number of cubesats to continue to grow as they find new applications.
On Small Satellites, NGA Putting its Money Where its Mouth Is
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency plans to spend tens of millions of dollars studying ways to use data from emerging startups deploying constellations of small imaging satellites.
Established Imagery Providers Face Changing Competitive Landscape
Established providers of optical Earth observation imagery looking over their shoulders at the swarm of new competitors rushing their way can ask their investors to believe growing global demand will be good for everyone, or that they can maintain their revenue base with differentiated products.
NASA Tests Lunar Rover Prototype with Eye Toward Flying Real Thing
The prototype of a rover designed to search for water ice at the poles of the moon passed a series of tests on Earth in August as project officials seek to line up funding and potential partnerships for the mission.