Tag: Earth observation
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Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners focus on Earth observation with $21 million in new funding
Planetary Resources’ Chris Lewicki and GeekWire’s Alan Boyle mug for the camera behind two Arkyd 6 satellites being tested for flight in Planetary Resources’ clean room. (GeekWire photo by Kevin Lisota) REDMOND, Wash. – Planetary Resources was founded as an asteroid mining company, but a fresh infusion of $21.1 million in investment puts the emphasis on…
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Destructive Canadian wildfire sighted from space
These wide view before and after images from DigitalGlobe’s commercial WorldView 2 Earth observation satellite show the area around Fort McMurray, Alberta, before and after the wildfire. The left image was taken May 29, 2015, and the right image is from May 6, 2016. In these false-color near-infrared images, the bright red areas represent healthy…
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First launch from Russia’s new cosmodrome declared a success
A Soyuz rocket streaked into sunny skies over a new multibillion-dollar Siberian spaceport Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin watching from a nearby viewing stand, opening another gateway to space for satellites, and eventually cosmonaut crews. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome with three satellites at 0201 GMT Thursday (10:01 p.m. EDT…
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Europe’s Sentinel satellites generating huge ‘Big Data’ archive
This full resolution subset of the first Sentinel 1B image captured Thursday shows Norway’s Nordaustlandet island in the Svalbard archipelago, covered by the Austfonna ice cap. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2016], processed by ESA With a second radar surveillance satellite already returning images less than three days after launch, managers in charge of Europe’s…
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Soyuz blasts off with environmental satellite, general relativity probe
The Soyuz ST-A rocket blasts off from French Guiana Monday with Sentinel 1B, Microscope and three CubeSats. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon A Russian Soyuz rocket fired off a launch pad in French Guiana Monday evening with satellite missions to monitor Earth’s environment, test Einstein’s theory of general relativity,…
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New Russian space base ready for first launch
A new $3 billion cosmodrome nestled in the remote taiga wilderness of Russia’s Far East, a sprawling, sparkling facility constructed at the behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will host its first rocket launch early Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket is set to blast off with three satellites at 0201 GMT Wednesday (10:01 p.m. EDT Tuesday)…
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Photos: Russia’s iconic Soyuz booster fires away from jungle launch pad
Five satellites rode a Soyuz booster into orbit Monday from French Guiana, and these spectacular photos from Europe’s tropical spaceport show the legendary rocket’s fiery departure from the edge of the lush Amazon jungle. Launching for the 14th time from the Guiana Space Center, the Russian-built Soyuz rocket carried Europe’s Sentinel 1B Earth observation satellite,…
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Snapshots: Soyuz takes off
A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was launched from Europe’s space base in French Guiana on Monday at 2102 GMT (6:02 p.m. local; 5:02 p.m. EDT) with the Sentinel 1B environmental satellite. Image credit: Arianespace
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Live coverage: Soyuz soars into space on its fourth launch attempt
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with Europe’s Sentinel 1B radar Earth observation satellite, France’s Microscope relativity probe and three CubeSats from Belgium, Italy and Denmark. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. Live video coverage from Arianespace…
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Five European satellites ready for Soyuz flight to custom orbits
Artist’s concept of the Sentinel 1B satellite aboard its Soyuz booster moments after fairing separation. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab The term “direct flight” will go to new heights Friday with a four-hour flight by a Soyuz rocket and its Fregat upper stage to deliver five satellites to three distinct orbital destinations hundreds of miles above Earth.…