Tag: AIS
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Unseenlabs Orders Two More RF Surveillance Cubesats From GomSpace
French radio frequency (RF) detection specialist Unseenlabs has awarded GomSpace a €2.2 million (US$2.5 million) contract to build two additional cubesats, further expanding its space-based maritime surveillance constellation. The satellites will be manufactured using GomSpace’s 8U cubesat platform and are scheduled for delivery in 2027. Constellation Expansion Continues The latest order increases the total number…
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What insights can satellite data provide for shipping routes?
Satellite data provides a wide range of insights that help shipping companies, logistics providers, maritime authorities, insurers, and analysts better understand vessel movements, optimize operations, and manage risks across global shipping networks. By offering visibility into both vessel activity and environmental conditions, Earth observation technologies contribute significantly to modern maritime decision-making. One of the most…
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Can satellite intelligence detect illegal fishing activities?
Yes, satellite intelligence has become one of the most effective tools for detecting, monitoring, and investigating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. By combining satellite imagery, vessel tracking data, geospatial analytics, and behavioral analysis, organizations can identify suspicious maritime activity across vast ocean regions that would otherwise be difficult to monitor using traditional methods…
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How are vessels tracked using satellite data?
Satellite data has become a critical component of modern maritime monitoring, enabling organizations to track vessel movements across oceans, coastal regions, and inland waterways on a global scale. As international trade, maritime security, fisheries management, and offshore energy operations continue to expand, satellite-based vessel tracking provides valuable situational awareness that supports operational efficiency, safety, and…
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“Big relief” as Europe’s Vega rocket returns to service with successful launch
A four-stage Vega launcher blasts off from French Guiana on Wednesday night. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon A European Vega rocket deployed six commercial satellites in orbit, including a new Airbus-built eye-in-the-sky for high-resolution Earth-imaging, on a successful launch from French Guiana on Wednesday night after two of the…
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Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch set for Wednesday night
The payload shroud containing six satellites set for launch on a European Vega rocket Wednesday night. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – G. Barbaste Six satellites are set to ride a light-class European Vega rocket into orbit from French Guiana on Wednesday night, the first Vega launch since a failure last year…
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Live coverage: Arianespace launches Vega rocket from French Guiana
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with Airbus’s Pléiades Neo 3 commercial Earth observation satellite and five secondary payloads. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s live video webcast begins at approximately 0135 GMT (9:35 p.m. EDT), and will be available on this page.
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China launches two Kuaizhou rockets in six hours
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket lifts off Saturday from the Taiyuan space base with the Jilin 1 Gaofen 02B Earth-imaging satellite. This was the first of two Kuaizhou 1A rocket launches from Taiyuan in less than six hours. Credit: Xinhua Two solid-fueled Kuaizhou 1A rockets fired into orbit from the same spaceport in northern China Saturday,…
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Indian military satellite, 20 more Planet imaging CubeSats launched by PSLV
A 145-foot-tall (44-meter) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Monday. Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle blasted off and successfully deployed a military electronic surveillance satellite and 28 nanosatellites for companies in the United States, Lithuania, Spain and Switzerland at two different altitudes Monday, before the…
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Live coverage: New configuration of India’s PSLV launches for first time
Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the EMISat electronic intelligence-gathering satellite and 28 nanosatellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0330 GMT (11:30 p.m. EDT) and will be available on this page.