https://spacewatch.global/tag/synthetic-aperture-radar/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:00:09 +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/ 32 32 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/2022/03/rocket-lab-successfully-deploys-second-satellite-for-synspective/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39601 Rocket Lab has successfully deployed a second Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite to orbit for data and solutions provider Synspective, bringing the total number of satellites deployed by the company to 110, Rocket Lab said. Electron successfully deployed the StriX-β spacecraft, adding a second satellite to Synspective’s SAR constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/iceye-raises-us-136-million-in-funding-round/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38930 SAR data provider and expert in NatCat solutions, Iceye, announced the closing of a US $136 million series D funding round, led by investor Seraphim Space. New strategic investors include BAE Systems and Kajima Ventures among others. Molten Ventures, Services Group of America, Space Capital, Promus Ventures and many more have also participated in the funding round.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/mayday-ai-to-enhance-disaster-monitoring-with-l3harris-geospatial/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38843 Real-time risk and disaster intelligence provider, Mayday.ai, covering multiple disasters and all geographic regions, is leveraging L3Harris Geospatial’s technology to boost its disaster monitoring capabilities, the companies announced. ENVI and ENVI SARscape, developed by L3Harris and sarmap SA, will grant Mayday.ai access to spectral high-resolution imagery.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/01/iceye-participates-in-commercial-radar-evaluation/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38722 Iceye signed a contract in the U.S. with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to participate in the evaluation of commercial remote sensing companies operating synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, the company said. It will focus on modeling and simulation and also support NRO’s detailed assessment of imaging modes, image quality, geolocation accuracy and coverage.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/rocket-lab-successfully-deploys-capellas-sar-satellite-on-14th-mission/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25673&preview=true&preview_id=25673 Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully launched its 14th Electron mission and deployed a single microsatellite for Capella Space. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/predasar-successfully-completes-critical-design-review-to-launch-worlds-largest-sar-satellite-constellation/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25500&preview=true&preview_id=25500 PredaSAR Corporation has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) to begin fabrication, testing and launch of its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) spacecraft, in partnership with Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/predasar-chooses-spacex-to-launch-its-first-synthetic-aperture-radar-satellite/ Fri, 07 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24843&preview=true&preview_id=24843 PredaSAR Corporation, announced on 4 August 2020 that its first of 48 advanced commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. is the launch integration provider in addition to manufacturer of the spacecraft]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/iceye-sar-satellite-imagery-available-through-the-esa-earthnet-third-party-mission/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24126&preview=true&preview_id=24126 ICEYE, Finnish New Space and global leader in small satellite synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) technology, is providing its SAR satellite data for assessment via ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Mission (TPM). Through this programme, ESA sponsors the cost to access ICEYE’s SAR data for research and Earth Observation (EO) based application development.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/capella-uses-space-to-bring-you-closer-to-earth/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 05:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23915 Capella Space, a provider of on-demand Earth observation (EO) data via synthetic aperture radar (SAR), is going all-in on AWS. Capella runs its entire IT infrastructure on AWS to automate and scale its operations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/ursa-and-iceye-extend-partnership-for-sar-satellite-data-and-products/ Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14495 Ursa has signed a collaboration agreement with ICEYE to expand the global market for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and analytic products. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/finlands-iceye-to-launch-iceye-x2-sar-satellite-on-spacex-falcon-9/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11275 ICEYE, the Finnish Earth observation company creating the world's largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, confirmed on 8 November 2018 that it is launching the company's second SAR satellite, ICEYE-X2, into low Earth orbit on Spaceflight's SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/china-great-wall-industry-corporation-and-china-siwei-team-up-to-promote-superview-eo/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11192 China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co.Ltd. (China Siwei) signed a contract to collaborate on the overseas marketing of SuperView-1 satellite imagery at a signing ceremony held on the sidelines of the Zhuhai Airshow in China on 6 November 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/japans-pasco-introduces-insar-package-using-alos-2-earth-observation-satellite/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11103 PASCO, a Japanese provider of satellite-based geospatial information, has signed an agreement to distribute data and images acquired by the ALOS-2 Earth observation (EO) satellite which is owned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). As part of this agreement, PASCO will start selling a new InSAR Package service to support different users’ needs for analysis and monitoring over time.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/vietnams-microdragon-launches-by-end-of-2018-to-chair-ceos-for-2019/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10990 Vietnam is set to have its MicroDragon Earth observation satellite launched from Japan in December 2018, while it also prepares to take the chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in January 2019, further cementing Vietnam’s status as a major space power in Southeast Asia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/vietnams-lotusat-1-expected-to-be-launched-in-2019/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10924 Vietnamese and Japanese officials revealed last week that they expect the Vietnamese radar Earth observation satellite, LOTUSat-1, to be launched sometime in 2019 after years of regulatory and diplomatic delays.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/new-zealands-csst-partners-with-airbus-for-satellite-imagery/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 05:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10775 New Zealand's Centre for Space Science Technology (CSST) and Airbus Defence and Space today announced a partnership agreement, which will give New Zealand businesses, industry, government, and the research community access to an even wider selection of high resolution, weather independent, near real-time satellite imagery.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/italys-e-geos-to-supply-cosmo-skymed-imagery-to-indonesia-and-japan/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10499 e-GEOS, a company jointly owned by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio, has won new contracts in Indonesia and Japan to provide satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence from the COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation satellite constellation for maritime domain awareness and other applications.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/south-africa-selects-macdonald-dettwiler-associates-radarsat-2-maritime-surveillance-programme/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 05:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10361 The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has selected Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, to provide satellite surveillance data from RADARSAT-2 for maritime domain awareness.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/indias-antrix-corporation-to-launch-sstls-novasar-1-and-sstl-s1-4-in-september-2018/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 05:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10029 India’s Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has signed an agreement with the UK’s Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), for the launch of NovaSAR-1, a small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, into a 580-kilometer altitude Sun-synchronous orbit, and SSTL S1-4, a high-resolution Earth observation satellite.]]>