December 2018
Prosperity in the stars
... data to the tiny spacecraft. Asgardia-1 is the beginning of a 25-year space programme that will continue with satellite constellations and end with a settlement on the Moon in the 2040s. Ashurbeyli explains: “We are not contemplating things that...
16 August 2017
DigitalGlobe signs DAP contract with Australian Department of Defence
...'s long-standing partner. The system will support tasking, reception and precision processing of imagery from the satellite constellation. Ground antenna systems that will enable direct tasking and downlink capabilities will be provided by VIASAT.
04 July 2019
Annual Global MilSatCom in London
... and emerging space-faring nations across the globe • A dedicated focus day looking at how small satellite constellations and disruptive space technology is revolutionising space-based communications • Meet and network with over 550 attendees...
March 2015
JAXA’s challenge to climate change
...Precipitation (GSMaP) every hour by combining data from more than 13 satellites, including the GPM core satellite, constellation satellites, and geostationary satellites. GSMaP provides global rainfall distribution data with a 0.1 degree grid. Anyone...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... Such an accomplishment was only achieved, in a pandemic zone, through robust monitoring via the high-resolution GaoFen satellite constellation, which was used for mapping, surveillance, and remote sensing to complete the mission. Robots and Internet...
March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
... the price of EO data, geopolitical needs or new technological advancement leading to the availability of a new type of data. Small satellite constellations are on the rise, which will produce more data, but it is plausible that the focus will shift...
