https://spacewatch.global/tag/synthetic-aperture-radar-sar/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:00:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/synthetic-aperture-radar-sar/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/bayanat-yahsat-and-iceye-expand-satellite-fleet/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52345 Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) announced on the 15th of November the expansion of their Earth Observation (EO) program. The program is expanding from five to seven synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/iceye-and-suhora-secure-radar-imagery-contract/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51971 ICEYE, a Finnish microsatellite manufacturer announced on the 26th of October a partnership with Suhora Technologies, an Indian software and geospatial intelligence company. The partnership will allow Suhora access to ICEYE’s satellite imagery of any location on the planet. It will play a role in providing Suhora’s users with advanced monitoring and analytical geospatial solutions. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/capella-space-announces-move-to-larger-facility/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51506 Capella Space Corp, an American space technology company, announced the moving into a new facility. The new 32,000 square foot facility is in Louisville and will be able to accommodate more than 150 employees.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/04/ksat-selected-to-provide-maritime-monitoring-services-in-europe-and-beyond/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48249 KSAT, a Norwegian communication services provider, announced on the 25th of April that they have been selected to provide an extensive portfolio of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite monitoring services to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to support operational requirements of multiple maritime user communities in Europe. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/02/capella-space-announces-analytics-partner-program-to-accelerate-access-to-earth-observation-insights/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46820 Capella Space - an American-based company providing data and satellite solutions for government and commercial use - announced on the 22nd of February that it will launch its Analytics Partner Program. This program aims to meet the increasing global demand for geospatial products and solutions that leverage the power of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. This program will empower partners to develop AI-powered geospatial solutions for a wide range of industry verticals. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/rocket-lab-to-launch-three-electrons-for-synspective/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37807 Rocket Lab announced it has signed a deal with Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to carry out three Electron launches. The missions are dedicated to Synspective which means that the StriX satellites will be the only payload, giving the company control over launch schedule. Last year, Rocket Lab launched ‘The Owl’s Night Begins’ mission]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/nasa-expands-csdp-with-airbus/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37634 NASA has expanded its Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program (CSDAP) to include Airbus as the first radar data provider to NASA’s community of researchers and scientists, Airbus announced. The company will help advancing NASA’s science and application goals. Airbus will provide a comprehensive catalog of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth observation data products to the Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/11/g42-and-iceye-to-develop-advanced-sar-solutions/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37264 ICEYE announced having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing advanced SAR products. The collaboration builds on G42’s recent agreement with Yahsat to develop a geospatial data fusion of different sensor modalities. Finnish Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite and analytics provider, ICEYE]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/planet-labs-unveils-new-imagery-satellites/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36467 Planet Labs announced the launch of Pelican, a new line of imagery satellites to upgrade the company’s existing constellation of the 21 SkySat spacecraft. With the new, higher-resolution satellites the company can provide faster and near-real time data to customers, Planet said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/iceye-says-it-will-soon-offer-daily-and-coherent-coverage/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34224&preview=true&preview_id=34224 The satellite radar specialist ICEYE can offer its customers now a coherent daily tracking and monitoring, the company said, providing what it calls the “world’s most frequent coherent radar satellite data coverage”. ICEYE announced the achievement of Daily Coherent Ground Track Repeat (GTR) imaging with its radar satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/iceyes-data-available-through-esas-earthnet/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33546&preview=true&preview_id=33546 Iceye’s radar satellite data have been fully integrated into ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme, the company said. This allows researchers and Earth Observation application developers to access synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data, the Finnish startup said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/nasa-builds-earth-system-observatory-with-isro-radar/ Tue, 25 May 2021 06:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33012&preview=true&preview_id=33012 NASA builds a new Earth System Observatory to cope with climate change, forest fires and hurricanes and to support a “real-time agriculture”, the U.S. agency said. “With the Earth System Observatory, each satellite will be uniquely designed to complement the others, working in tandem to create a 3D, holistic view of Earth, from bedrock to the atmosphere,” NASA said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/thrustme-and-spacety-launch-radar-satellite-on-long-march-8/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29274&preview=true&preview_id=29274 ThrustMe and Spacety launch radar satellite on Long March 8]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/finnish-satellite-imagery-venture-iceye-secures-87-million-funding/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26394&preview=true&preview_id=26394 Finnish satellite imagery venture ICEYE secures $87 million funding]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/sentinel-1c-radar-antenna-has-spread-its-wings-for-the-first-time/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25064&preview=true&preview_id=25064 Fixed to a special device, simulating zero gravity conditions, the 12.3 metre wide and 860 kg SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) radar antenna of the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite has successfully spread its wings at the Airbus Integrated Technology Centre in Friedrichshafen (Germany) for the first time.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/iceye-demonstrates-sar-interferometry-with-an-18-day-global-repeat/ Mon, 11 May 2020 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22396 Finnish New Space leader ICEYE is the first in the world to demonstrate interferometric capabilities from synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites under 100kg (220 pounds) in mass. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/nec-to-provide-vietnam-with-lotusat-1-earth-observation-satellite-system/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21975 NEC Corporation announced on 23 April 2020 that it received an order from Sumitomo Corporation for the manufacture and launch of the "LOTUSat-1" Earth observation satellite system for the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/startup-sar-operator-predasar-appoints-coo-and-cso/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21718 PredaSAR, which is building and will operate the world’s largest and most advanced commercially operated Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation, announced the appointment of Col Michael Moran, USAF (Ret.) as Chief Operating Officer and Eric Truitt as Chief Solutions Officer, effective 15 April 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/rocket-lab-to-launch-dedicated-mission-for-japanese-space-start-up-synspective/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 05:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21603 Rocket Lab has signed a deal with Japanese satellite company Synspective to launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in late 2020. The signing was announced on 14 April 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/satellites-map-the-global-flow-of-oil/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21317 Demand for oil has collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic just as supply is about to strengthen because of a dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia. As a result, oil prices have sunk to levels not seen since 2002.]]>