DigitalGlobe’s 80 TB/day Planet’s 6 TB/day image data collection figure posted early and often seems to have trigged a response. …
Spaceflight SSO-A rideshare to carry 70+ satellites into orbit
Later this year, Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries will launch the largest US-based rideshare mission into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base …
A sky full of (commercial) eyes – Up to 1,300 Earth observation satellites in next 5 years
Today, there are around 300 or so Earth observation (EO) satellites in the skies above, operated by a mixture of …
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 …