Earth observation

Vega VV17 fails, Taranis and SEOSAT-Ingenio satellites both lost

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ESA awards €1.33 billion to Thales and Airbus for Copernicus

The Spanish Earth-imaging SEOSAT-Ingenio satellite will be launched on a Vega rocket from French Guiana on 17 November, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced.

High Resolution from the Low Earth Orbit: Founded in 2014, the Bilbao/Spain-based Satlantis is a pioneer and frontrunner in Earth Observation today. SpaceWatch.Global's Editor in Chief Markus Payer spoke with Satlantis CEO Juan Tomas Hernani about trends in the industry and technology, public and private funding, rideshare and the unprecedented growth of the small satellite sector.

French weather research satellite Taranis to launch mid-November

Airbus UK to develop ESA’s TRUTHS climate observation project

Despite the absence of any triple-digit million rounds, we still saw over $100 million of financing activity in the space sector in October 2020. This sum is excluding public sector awards, principally the roughly $370 million to 14 companies that were announced under NASA’s Tipping Point program.

Kleos to launch four scouting smallsats on Indian rocket

SATELLITE IMAGERY MONITORING CONFLICT & ARMS EMBARGO