Image mining company Ursa Space lands $5.7M in new venture money
Ursa Space Systems announced today, July 19, that it has recently closed $5.7 million in new venture funding. The round …
Planet unveils AI-powered image mining solution
This week Planet announced the beta version of Planet Analytics, a tool using machine learning to process through the six …
Canon launching imaging satellites, discusses 100+ satellite constellation
Early next year, Rocket Labs will put a pair of Canon imaging satellites into orbit. One will be the company’s …
Satellite imagery (and opportunities) everywhere
Turn on the TV or browse your favorite social media app — it’s hard to escape pictures taken from satellites …
ICEYE gets $34 million, plans 9 radar satellite launches by end of 2019
Finland-based ICEYE is moving into high gear. The Earth observation company building a fleet of synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites announced …
Planet Labs beefs up satellite imagery constellation, on-ramp tools
A year after acquiring Google’s satellite division, Planet Labs now has 13 high-resolution satellites in operation to complement its nearly …
SSL hires executives to drive small sats, imaging
Satellite builder SSL announced the hiring of two new executives this week. The two are expected “to develop growth opportunities …
EarthNow to Deliver Continuous Satellite Video of Entire Earth
Big Data and satellite imagery just went to “11” on the volume dial. EarthNow, a Bellevue, Washington startup, announced it …