Earth observation
Open Cosmos unveils OpenConstellation, shared space infrastructure
British small satellite startup Open Cosmos announced plans Sept. 21 for OpenConstellation, shared space infrastructure designed to offer partners access to satellite data.
Planet shares information on Tanager hyperspectral constellation
Planet released additional information about the hyperspectral constellation the Earth-observation company is developing through the Carbon Mapper public-private partnership.
Satlantis orders OHB Sweden satellites for multispectral mission
Satlantis, a Spanish Earth-observation technology company, signed a contract Sept. 14 to buy two multispectral microsatellites from OHB Sweden.
Iceye and Satlantis propose optical and radar satellite constellation
Iceye announced preliminary plans Sept. 14 to work with Satlantis, a Spanish Earth-observation technology company, to launch a constellation of four satellites to acquire high-resolution radar and optical imagery.
Near Space Labs offers free imagery for researchers
Near Space Labs announced plans Sept. 7 to provide free high-resolution Earth imagery to researchers, universities and nonprofit organizations.
Ukraine gains enhanced access to Iceye imagery and data
Iceye is transferring the full capability of one synthetic aperture radar satellite collecting imagery and data around Ukraine plus access to other satellites in its constellation to the Ukrainian government under a contract with a charitable organization.
Orbital Insight and Asterra join forces to monitor infrastructure
Orbital Insight announced plans Aug. 9 to work with Israeli startup Asterra to jointly provide remote sensing analytics to water utilities, infrastructure organizations and other industries.
Earth imagery companies reimagine satellite tasking
Earth observation startups and established firms have streamlined satellite tasking.
BlackSky and Esri unveil tasking through ArcGIS Online
BlackSky Technology unveiled satellite tasking July 12 through Esri’s ArcGIS Online geographic mapping platform.
Planet reveals $146 million NRO award and quarterly revenues
Planet revealed the value of its largest contract to date, a two-year $146 million award from the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imagery over two years, during the company’s June 14 earnings call.
South Korean ground station operator Contec raises Series C round for global expansion
Contec said June 10 that it had raised 61 billion won ($47.3 million) in a Series C funding round to pursue its goal of building a global ground station network and operating its own Earth observation satellites.
Against Quad? China launches satellite-based Earth observation initiative with BRICS nations
In what appears to be a tit-for-tat move against Quad nations’ launch of a satellite-based maritime domain awareness initiative for the Indo-Pacific region, China has rolled out a similar campaign with its four BRICS partners.
Quad nations unveil satellite-based maritime monitoring initiative
Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia have agreed to launch a satellite-based initiative to help countries in the Indo-Pacific region track illegal fishing and other suspicious maritime activities.
NaraSpace Technology closes $7.88 million Series A for nanosatellite project
South Korean startup NaraSpace Technology will use the $7.88 million to pursue the development of optical remote-sensing nanosatellites.
NRO plans for immediate and long-term acquisition of commercial satellite data
The National Reconnaissance Office has issued contracts to satisfy immediate needs for commercial satellite data, while drafting requirements to bring commercial capabilities into an integrated architecture that includes classified U.S. government systems.
Orbital Insight brings Satellogic data into its platform
Geospatial intelligence company Orbital Insight announced plans April 25 to bring high-resolution imagery from Satellogic, an Earth observation company based in Argentina, into its geospatial intelligence platform.
Kleos unveils dedicated, taskable RF monitoring missions
Kleos Space announced plans April 25 to offer customers dedicated, taskable radio frequency monitoring capabilities.
Planet Pelicans to offer high resolution and revisit rates
The Pelican constellation, scheduled to begin launching in early 2023 will offer at least 10 daily views of Earth’s land mass and as many as 32 views of midlatitude locations with a resolution of 30 centimeters per pixel.
Ursa Space raises $16 million in Series C round
Ursa Space, a geospatial and analytics company, raised $16 million in a Series C round led by Dorilton Ventures.
Acme plans 250-satellite weather data constellation
Acme AtronOmatic, vendor of the MyRadar weather app, won FCC approval to launch satellites to demonstrate technology for a constellation that ultimately could include 250 satellites or more.
