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Second-generation maximizes COSMO-SkyMed system capabilities COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) is the first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite system in the world able to acquire two images simultaneously. Launched on December…
MDA’s revenue was expected to decline this year because of the end of its most recent Radarsat mission. Radarsat makes a lot of money for MDA. Maxar said the businesses…
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a Letter of Interest (LOI) for seven priority technologies the agency wants industry to develop under its Space Technology Development Program. The technologies…
Argentina’s Satélite Argentino de Observación Con Microondas (SAOCOM) comprises two L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation satellites – SAOCOM-1A (launched by SpaceX in October 2018) and SAOCOM-1B. Both satellites were built…
The agreement will allow the Philippines to access the NovaSAR-1 satellite for the lifespan of the spacecraft. The Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) of the Department of Science and…
China on Sunday launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-7, which will play an important role in land surveying and mapping, urban and rural construction and statistical investigation, according to…
Airbus has unveiled the names of the three finalists for the “Airbus – Sobloo Multi-Data Challenge” organised as part of the Copernicus Masters 2019. This international competition awards pioneering solutions,…
According to reports by Chinese state-owned Xinhua news agency, China has launched three more Yaogan-30 remote-sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern China on 26 July. The…
Vision-1 was launched in September 2018 together with NovaSAR, this opens significant opportunities for applications combining optical and radar satellite imagery. Along with Vision-1, Airbus offers commercial access to the largest…
Venus has often been called Earth’s sister planet, mainly because the two are roughly the same size. And there the similarity ends. One significant difference is that Venus is covered…