StriX – SAR Images
The StriX satellite can target data with a ground resolution of 1-3m, single polarized (VV), and a swath width of more than 10-30km. The StriX observation modes are Stripmap and…
“StriX-β” on a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia in late 2021
Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytic solution provider, announced a Launch Agreement with the German launch services provider, Exolaunch, to launch the second demonstration satellite "StriX-β" on a…
Synspective SAR Image…
Synspective has acquired its first image from its debut Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, marking the first commercial SAR image from a Japanese company. The satellite, dubbed striX-α, was launched…
China Enters the SAR Wars
Chinese startup Spacety began releasing imagery captured by Hisea-1, a 185-kilogram C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, launched in December on a Long March 8 rocket. Three days after launch, Spacety…
iQPS to be Equipped with Silicon Sensing Tech
Silicon Sensing Systems’ high performance DMU30 micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been selected by the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) of Fukuoka, Japan,…
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Urthecast Bankruptcy Surprises No One.
Urthecast which was moved from the TSX to the OTC pink sheets years ago has finally filed for bankruptcy. In Canada this process it is called "the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act…
SAR Valuations SOAR in Space Race
According to various sources, total funding for space companies reached close to US$6 billion in 2019, raking in hundreds of millions from VC funds over the years. Once considered to…
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CSA Issues Letter of Interest for SAR Technologies
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…
Capella Space and Rocket Lab to Launch Mid-Inclination Satellite
Rocket Lab, a space technology company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has inked a deal to launch a dedicated mission for Capella Space, an aerospace and information services…
Japan’s iQPS Launched on a PSLV
Japan’s iQPS The PSLV-C48 mission will feature a revolutionary satellite test technology by Japan, in the iQPS microsatellite. The 100-kg synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellite aims to provide all-weather, 24/7 earth observation services for hire.…