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Proba-2 captures stunning view of Western Europe
Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)
Proba-2, a satellite about the size of a washing machine, is equipped with an espresso-cup sized camera called the compact Exploration Camera, or X-Cam. Develop...
Hydrosat to launch VanZyl-1, offering global high-resolution thermal imagery
Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)
The VanZyl-1 satellite will feature Hydrosat's unique custom imagers, accelerating the availability of global high-resolution thermal imaging technology and pro...
Raytheon Awarded Contract to Develop Landsat Next Instruments
Jul 01, 2024 (SPX)
This instrument suite will enable Earth observation from three identical Low-Earth orbit observatories. Using multispectral imaging technology, LandIS will capt...
Coordinating an airborne lab across the globe with NASA's earth science project office
Jun 25, 2024 (SPX)
Orchestrating a mission of this scale requires complex agreements between countries, coordination of aircraft and scientific instrumentation, and mobilization o...
GOES-U Mission Ready for Launch Following Successful Review
Jun 24, 2024 (SPX)
The launch is scheduled for a two-hour window beginning at 5:16 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 25. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will carry the satellite into orbit f...
Google Maps deletes AI photos of Austrian landmarks after climate change
Jun 22, 2024 (AFP)
The images, changed using artificial intelligence, showed the river Danube and Austrian lakes dried up and snowless Alpine peaks as though the pictures were tak...
Lockheed Martin to Develop GeoXO Weather Satellite Constellation
Jun 21, 2024 (SPX)
The contract includes three spacecraft with options for four more, totaling an estimated $2.27 billion. The GeoXO mission will extend the capabilities of the ex...
Indonesia uses cloud seeding as rain hampers new city's construction
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
The planned city of Nusantara is set to begin operating on August 17, replacing traffic-clogged and sinking Jakarta as Indonesia's new capital. But contractors,...
NEC and Ursa Space team up for satellite image analysis services
Jun 21, 2024 (SPX)
In recent years, the use of satellite image data has been rapidly expanding for various applications, including disaster prevention, infrastructure management, ...
Preparing ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite for Liftoff
Jun 18, 2024 (SPX)
Weighing 125 kg, the satellite features a 19-channel cross-track scanning microwave radiometer, providing high-resolution vertical profiles of atmospheric tempe...
CADvizor to design an advanced harness for GEO-KOMPSAT-3
Jun 13, 2024 (SPX)
Developed entirely by a Korean wiring harness manufacturer YURA CO., LTD, the CADvizor solution, an advanced tool for complex satellite harness design, is expec...
NASA Selects Proposals for Space Weather Study
Jun 12, 2024 (SPX)
The three concepts propose how to implement the DYNAMIC (Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling) mission, recommended by the 2013 Decadal Survey for S...
Nitrous oxide emissions surge in climate threat: study
Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)
Drawing on millions of atmospheric measurements from around the world, the report revealed a sharp rise in human-related nitrous oxide levels. The findings rais...
Ozone-harming gas declining faster than expected: study
Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)
The Montreal Protocol signed in 1987 aimed to phase out ozone-depleting substances found primarily in refrigeration, air conditioning and aerosol sprays. A new ...
A milestone in digital Earth modelling
Jun 11, 2024 (SPX)
Destination Earth is a major initiative of the European Commission to develop a highly accurate digital twin of the Earth system. This project aims to improve u...
Planet Labs Teams Up with NVIDIA for Enhanced Satellite Insights
Jun 11, 2024 (SPX)
NVIDIA GPU accelerated computing will support intelligent imaging and faster insights for customers. This collaboration aims to shorten the time to value for cu...
EU puts digital Earth in orbit for climate-change fight
Jun 10, 2024 (AFP)
The Destination Earth initiative resulted in a digital model of the planet to simulate natural phenomena by utilising an "unprecedented amount of data", accordi...
NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
On June 2, the SCOAPE (Satellite Coastal and Oceanic Atmospheric Pollution Experiment) research team, in partnership with the U.S. Interior Department"s Bureau ...
Sentinel-5 Air Quality Instrument Ready for Installation
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
Sentinel-5, a Copernicus mission, will be carried on MetOp Second Generation A-type weather satellites, with the first launch expected in 2025. The mission aims...
Planet Labs Prepares to Launch Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satellite
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
After on-orbit commissioning, Tanager-1 will provide hyperspectral data for both the continued partnership with Carbon Mapper and Planet"s broader commercial mi...
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