https://spacewatch.global/space-for-earth-1/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:37:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/space-for-earth-1/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/uk-space-agency-opens-tender-for-international-disaster-charter-support/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78073 The UK Space Agency is seeking a commercial Earth observation provider to deliver operational support to the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters under a procurement estimated at £546,693. The contract, scheduled to run from January 2027 through March 2029, is intended to support the provision of satellite data during Charter activations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/space-norway-marks-40-years-of-satellite-operations-at-nittedal-teleport/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78122 Space Norway marks 40 years of satellite operations at Nittedal Teleport near Oslo, now one of Europe's largest earth stations with more than 50 antennas.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/scotlands-aurora-avionics-prepares-for-first-flight-test-with-german-research-partnership/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78143 Aurora Avionics has integrated its PF1 computer into a German research rocket ahead of its first flight test, expanding the Scottish firm's European footprint.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/gogo-and-insitu-complete-leo-connectivity-integration-for-group-3-uncrewed-aircraft-system-integrator/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78039 Gogo Special Missions and Boeing subsidiary Insitu have integrated LEO satellite connectivity into the Integrator UAS, adding beyond-line-of-sight communications for government and defence users.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/galileo-demonstrates-first-civil-authenticated-position-fix-under-spoofing/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77854 The European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system has demonstrated its first civil authenticated position fix under real-world spoofing conditions, marking a step toward more resilient and trustworthy positioning for civilian users.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/space-scotland-joins-global-space-for-climate-observatory-network/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77642 Space Scotland has become the 61st signatory to the Space for Climate Observatory, following an agreement with CNES signed at the International Space Summit in Paris.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/noaa-selects-14-companies-for-new-commercial-environmental-data-supply-framework/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77648 NOAA has selected 14 commercial providers for a new Space-Based Environmental Monitoring IDIQ, widening the role of commercial observations in US weather and space-weather forecasting.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/hydrosat-and-kazakhstan-target-thermal-satellite-capability-for-central-asian-water-security/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77357 Hydrosat and Kazakhstan's KGS have established a framework to evaluate a dedicated thermal infrared constellation, giving Central Asian governments independent access to thermal satellite intelligence.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/isus-space-studies-program-returns-in-2027-in-orlando/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77327 The International Space University will hold its 38th Space Studies Program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando from 21 June to 13 August 2027 - the first confirmed programme date since the liquidation of its Strasbourg central campus in July.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/esas-cluster-spacecraft-complete-final-reentries-after-decades-in-orbit/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77214 ESA's last two Cluster spacecraft, Samba and Tango, reentered on 31 August and 1 September, closing a mission launched in 2000 through a series of targeted end-of-life reentries.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/mtg-i2-launch-expands-ariane-6s-mission-capabilities-as-europe-accelerates-launcher-ramp-up/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77084 Arianespace has launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite on a dedicated Ariane 62 into geostationary transfer orbit - Ariane 6's ninth mission, its fourth of 2026, and its first to GTO.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-science-rich-product-poor/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76521
Written by Karolina Sarna
The most common way deep-tech and climate companies stall isn't the science. It's that no one owns the demand question, and a product manager isn't a product organisation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/mtg-i2-launch-sends-ariane-6-to-geostationary-orbit-for-the-first-time/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76850 On 27 August, an Ariane 62 will carry Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 from Kourou - the vehicle's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit and the farthest it has flown. MTG-I2 completes the first MTG family, delivering a rapid scan over Europe every 2.5 minutes and closing a programme that has occupied more than 2,000 people across 70 European companies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/heo-to-expand-its-non-earth-imaging-network-with-planet-labs-skysat-constellation/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76709 HEO and Planet Labs are partnering to integrate Planet's SkySat constellation into HEO's non-Earth imaging network, expanding on-orbit imaging capacity for select customers.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/airtel-africa-has-launched-africas-first-commercial-direct-to-device-service-in-partnership-with-starlink/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76693 Airtel Africa, in collaboration with Starlink, has launched commercial operations of a satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first commercial rollout of its kind in Africa, the announcement follows the successful testing of data and messaging services with Starlink Mobile, Starlink's Direct-to-Cell network technology, in Kenya earlier in March.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/spacewatchgl-inside-eo-a-satellite-cannot-see-a-difference/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76328
Written by Karolina Sarna
Why do some Earth Observation applications become thriving commercial markets while others never move beyond pilots? In this edition of Inside EO, Karolina Sarna introduces the Change–Difference Ladder, showing why satellite data only creates value when an external rule turns change into a difference somebody is accountable for.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/ast-spacemobile-secures-regulatory-go-ahead-to-test-800-mhz-satellite-connectivity/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76632 AST SpaceMobile has secured temporary FCC authority (Special Temporary Authority) to test 800 MHz satellite connectivity on up to 100 commercial devices.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/spacewatchgl-analysis-which-side-of-the-road/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76597
Written by Valentin Eder & Torsten Kriening
As orbital data centres converge on the same valuable dawn-dusk sun-synchronous orbits, a fundamental question remains unanswered: who decides the rules of the road? SpaceWatch.Global examines the emerging traffic, safety and governance challenge, and why Europe should help shape the answer.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/spacewatchgl-inside-eo-a-job-is-not-a-market/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76314
Written by Karolina Sarna
Seventy-five accountable jobs across nine domains reduce to five. A map of the demand side Earth observation feeds, and why an empty seat is not an opening.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/scientists-chase-the-moons-shadow-as-total-solar-eclipse-sweeps-across-europe/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76536 Europe witnessed a total or partial solar eclipse on 12 August - totality visible from Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and northeastern Portugal - and scientists worldwide seized the moment for solar science and public events.]]>