China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Indian startup SatLeo Labs is preparing to launch its first thermal-imaging payload early next year. By the end of 2026, the Ahmedabad-based startup also intends to launch […]

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SYDNEY, Australia – Canada’s recently announced defense industrial strategy provides funding for space technologies with civil and military applications, Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell said at the International Astronautical […]

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A Long March 2D rocket sent a new set of experimental satellites into orbit late Sunday, capping an intense month of Chinese launch activities.

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PARIS – Defense and security applications provided almost half of the revenue generated by Earth-observation satellites in 2024, Novaspace principal Annekatrien Debien said at the Summit on Earth Observation Business. […]

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Eutelsat has teamed up with French satellite connectivity startup Skynopy to explore offering Earth observation operators spare capacity on the ground stations used for OneWeb, its LEO broadband service.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral sensors revealed new information on damage sustained by Iran’s Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant after U.S. armed forces bombed the site in June. OSK’s Global […]

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For years, satellite sensors have transmitted vast quantities of imagery to the ground, where analysts then discarded views obscured by clouds, identified natural features or objects and shared pictures with […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — South Korea’s SI Imaging Services announced a contract Sept. 2 to lease the capacity of Earth-observation satellite SpaceEye-T to a European customer. SpaceEye-T, an optical satellite offering […]

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Virginia-based startup aims to speed up satellite data processing with onboard AI capabilities

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Earth Observation (EO) is undergoing a revolution. Satellite hardware is cheaper, launch costs have plummeted and computing power and environmental resiliency continue to improve. Where legacy EO satellites once cost […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Earth-observation startup Albedo won a National Reconnaissance Office Stage 2 contract, clearing the way for the intelligence agency to begin purchasing imagery. “This award gives us a […]

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Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has secured a $60 million loan to kickstart delayed plans to expand its imaging constellation from one to 10 satellites.

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SAN FRANCISCO – While working in finance years ago, Yasunori Yamazaki traveled to mines to conduct due diligence. Later, as Axelspace chief business officer and Astroscale head of brand management, […]

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A consortium of Ukrainian, Nordic and eastern European companies is hoping to raise more than 100 million euros ($115 million) to build a constellation of 70-plus imagery satellites that would provide intelligence along Russia’s border.

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It’s one thing to talk about commercial geospatial intelligence and another to see it.At the 2025 GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis last month, companies displayed their latest imagery and discussed […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — Hydrosat announced plans June 5 to gather thermal-infrared imagery with a second satellite launching later this month on the SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare. VanZyl-2 has four times the […]

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The move reflects the democratization of space-based Earth observation technology as well as broader geopolitical realignments.

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ST. LOUIS — Canadian hyperspectral startup Wyvern is publicly releasing 25 additional images including scenes of Afghanistan’s Kandahar Airfield and an Iranian port explosion. Wyvern launched its Open Data Program […]

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ST. LOUIS – In addition to offering tasking of its latest satellite, South Korea’s SI Imaging Services will invite customers to lease capacity. “Think of it as Airbnb for remote-sensing […]

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When imagery from the Worldview Legion satellites revealed fabric over a large object near a dry dock in North Korea in September, satellite operator Maxar Intelligence knew they needed help. […]

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Under the $95 million contract, Carbon Mapper will process and disseminate data gathered by Planet Tanager hyperspectral-imaging satellites.

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German startup constellr released first-light imagery from the initial satellite in its thermal-imaging constellation.

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Earth-observation startup Albedo won a U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract with a potential value of $12 million.

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