13 September 2023
Space firms to develop Gulf-UK ‘space channel’
... at working with AzurX and AstroAgency on the UK Space Agency initiative. It stated: “The project, which is focusing on Earth Observation and Data Analytics, aims in its first phase to investigate the national priorities of Kingdom of Bahrain and the...
22 April 2025
Axelspace on track to expand its EO microsatellite network
... where it develops and operates microsatellites for customers’ space missions, and AxelGlobe, where it provides Earth observation data through its proprietary optical satellite constellation. “Leveraging our unique technology in microsatellite design...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
... The Sentinels form the dedicated part of the Copernicus Space Component. Copernicus is the world’s most ambitious Earth observation programme. Copernicus is led by the European Union, with ESA being the coordinator of the space component. Copernicus...
October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... hues: OLCI, the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument. Ocean colour Earth observations are now an important source of information for coastal management, policy making and Earth system science. In Europe, the requirements for the monitoring of coastal...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
...massive reduction in cost while the need is increasing for applications such as communications, remote sensing (Earth observation and meteorology), navigation and the next generation of entertainment technologies like virtual reality (VR). Industries...
April 2018
Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
...in the ‘Technology’ category but this shrinks to 14 percent in the SpaceWorks market forecast for 2017-2019 with ‘Earth Observation/Remote Sensing’ forecast to increase to 64 percent. SpaceWorks’ projections (see top of p45) show that more than 2,400...
