Terran Orbital Kills PredaSAR
Goodbye, PredaSAR…The company scrapped plans to launch its own 96-satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation. Now, it will focus on selling SAR satellites, rather than operating any in house. “After…
ICEYE and SATLANTIS Propose Combining Radar and Optical Imaging for Europe
The new constellation is planned to be launched as a collection of four satellites in total, each capable of under 1-meter resolution imaging. Helsinki, FINLAND – September 14, 2022 –…
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation Partners with ICEYE
The contract signed with the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation will initially provide the Government of Ukraine with the full capabilities for one of ICEYE’s satellites already in orbit. At a…
PredaSAR becomes Low Priority for Terran Orbital
"We’ve made it a priority to get the Tranche 0 buses done first before finishing the PredaSAR,” he said. The first two PredaSAR satellites will launch in the first or…
Chinese Accused of Spying on Space Based SAR Missions (VIDEO)
A former engineer at the Canadian Space Agency is accused of using his position to benefit a Chinese aerospace company and now faces criminal charges. Wanping Zheng, who was charged…
MMA Design’s DaHGR antenna on Singapore’s NeuSAR Mission
Singapore, 1 July 2022 – Singapore successfully launched its NeuSAR satellite into space on 30 June 2022; and the satellite has established communications with the ground station at 10:19pm (SGT).…
DARPA Looking for Small SAR Satellites for (DRIFT)
Recent developments in small SAR satellites led by commercial industry offer new opportunities to experiment with novel SAR-related concepts. The goal of the DRIFT program is to demonstrate advanced capabilities…
Iceye and Fermat Capital enter strategic alliance
Radar provider Iceye, and Fermat Capital Management, an investment manager in the insurance-linked securities, announced a strategic collaboration in which Iceye will provide Fermat with near real-time flood hazard data…
NGA is Committed to Buying Commercial SAR satellite imagery
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is building a commercial buying guide for its partners across the defense, intelligence and federal community, as the agency increasingly turns to commercial sources for imagery…
Virgin Orbit to launch iQPS SAR in 2023
Virgin Orbit will launch a satellite into space for Japanese earth observation constellation operator Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space(iQPS). The launch is expected to happen in early 2023. The…