April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... cover all of Norway’s national user needs. On this basis, and with experience from international science and Earth observation satellite cooperation missions and scientific sounding rockets, the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) and the Norwegian...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
...the global monitoring of potable water has identified issues of water security for certain regions of the world. Earth observation satellites are also tackling issues related to deforestation, agriculture and animal migration, which have direct links...
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...
21 November 2023
Britain announces plan to launch EO satellite
... human knowledge. “We are focused on catalysing investment, delivering new missions and capabilities in areas such as Earth observation and the low-Earth orbit economy, and championing the opportunities that our growing space sector brings to people...
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...
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...
