Imagery and Sensing

Angola has ordered its first Earth observation satellite, Angeo-1, from Airbus Defence and Space. The satellite will be an Airbus S250 optical satellite. Terms of the deal, announced March 3,...

Kleos Space will join Ursa Space Systems’ “Virtual Constellation,” a database of satellite imagery from various imagery and sensing providers. Kleos collects radio frequency (RF) data through its satellite constellation. ...

Maxar Technologies on Monday said it has been awarded a new contract under the U.S. Army’s One World Terrain (OWT) effort to continue to evolve and add geospatial data for...

Capella Space is rolling out an analytics partner program to help give partners the tools to develop applications for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Capella said that while many organizations...

Yahsat has signed a new MoU with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) as the two organizations look to take the UAE’s space ambitions to the next level. The...

BlackSky is incorporating the Inmarsat and Addvalue inter-satellite data relay system, IDRS, in its next-generation satellite design, the companies announced Thursday.  Addvalue has designed a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite...

Maxar Technologies and Umbra announced a deal Tuesday that will give Maxar dedicated capacity from Umbra’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation. Maxar said the combined offering will be the “most...

Satellite Vu, one of the up and coming U.K. space tech companies, has secured 81 million pounds ($97.78 million) worth of purchase options from 30 companies for its early access...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Maxar Technologies a five-year Foreign Commercial Imagery Program contract worth up to $192 million. Under the contract announced Wednesday, Maxar will provide U.S. allies...

Satellite imagery provider and technology company Capella Space on Tuesday said it has stood up a new subsidiary, Capella Federal, to better serve the federal government, in particular the classified space as...