China Deploy’s two L-Band SAR Satellites
According to China Space News, several satellites were deployed to capture images of the quake-hit areas in Turkey, providing valuable data to aid rescue efforts and allocate resources effectively. Using…
US Sanctions Chinese SAR Satellite Company Spacety
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement Spacety China had provided Terra Tech, a Russia-based technology firm, with synthetic aperture radar (SAR)…
Game Change: Umbra Space, Maxar and the Future of Earth Observation
Umbra Space recently made some big announcements after being fairly quiet for the last several years. Umbra, which was initially dismissed by analysts and experts alike, has stunned the industry…
Orontes (Al Assi) Flood Map
This map illustrates satellite-detected water along the Orontes (Al Assi) River on the Syria-Türkyie border close to the Al Tloul and Jakara towns from a Sentinel-2 imagery acquired on 9…
Maxar Sells SAR Now?
Updated 02/14/2023 Maxar's Umbra agreement puts the following in to context. https://www.maxar.com/press-releases/maxar-secures-dedicated-access-to-umbra-s-sar-constellation-creating-the-geospatial-industry-s-most-advanced-multisource-intelligence-solution Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) has announced that it has been granted an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract…
Array Labs Raises $5M Seed
Array Labs, a California-based startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding to develop a cluster of low earth orbit (LEO) radar satellites that will work together to create 3D…
Elbit Systems Wins $410M for 7 Watchkeepers
Elbit Systems has won a contract worth up to $410 million to supply seven Watchkeeper X tactical uncrewed aircraft systems (UASs) for the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, the company…
Synspective Releases First Image from “StriX-1”
Captured Venice and its Lagoon in Italy Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytics solution provider, is pleased to announce that it has successfully acquired the image from its…
Sorry SpaceX Fans, SpaceX Unlikely to do a SAR mission.
SpaceX, the American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company founded by Elon Musk, has announced its entry into the Earth observation market. The company's offering “includes a one-stop solution”…
Umbra & ICEYE ring in 2023 with a SpaceX Launch
Umbra and Iceye will kick off its 2023 campaign on Tuesday by launching 5 satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-6 rideshare mission. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff at 9:56 …