Tag: Earth observation
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Why GIS Specialists Are Shifting From Mapping to Monitoring
The shift from mapping to monitoring comes down to the frequency of tasking satellite imagery. Gathering Earth Observation data is a tactic used across industries to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems. From predicting crop yields in agriculture to monitoring oil pipelines, the use cases for satellite imagery are limitless. Mapping is certainly…
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Kuaizhou-1A, Chang Zheng 2D launches highlight busy China week in spaceflight
The Chinese space sector has been very busy this year, averaging approximately one orbital launch attempt per week. This week was no exception, with two successful launches taking place from different parts of China. The Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) and Chang Zheng 2D rockets carried out one mission each, with KZ-1A lofting the Chuangzin-16 payload to orbit…
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Types of Earth Observation Data
For over 60 years humans have been putting cameras and sensors into space to look back at our planet. Satellites capture data across the electromagnetic spectrum — from visible wavelengths all the way to radio wavelengths. This is called Earth Observation (EO) data. We provide access to Earth Observation data so you can build valuable…
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China launches Gaofen 3-02 mission on a Chang Zheng 4C
China has launched a second Gaofen 3 C-band satellite, used for remote sensing and Earth observation. The launch was conducted on November 22 at 23:45 UTC from launch pad SLS-2 (South Launch Site-2) of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC). The Gaofen-3 satellites are based on the CS-L3000B bus, built for a lifetime of up…
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China launches civilian Earth observation satellite on Chang Zheng 6 rocket
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main driving force behind China’s space program, has successfully launched a Chang Zheng 6 (CZ-6) rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. Liftoff took place at 02:19 UTC/10:19 am China standard time on Friday morning. The rocket carried a civilian Earth observation satellite…
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How Amazon Web Services is helping Satellogic manage its whole Earth catalog
Color-coded satellite imagery shows how crops are faring in Brazilian farmland. (Satellogic Photo) It’s one thing to send down more than a trillion bytes of satellite data every day, and quite another thing to turn all that data into a complete picture of our planet that’s updated daily. For the first part of the task,…
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Beyond satellites: Now that it’s gone public, BlackSky will boldly go into new markets
BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole (center) and other company executives celebrate ringing the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange. (Black Sky Photo) As a private venture, BlackSky made a name for itself providing satellite imagery and data analysis primarily for military and government customers. But now that it’s an independent, publicly traded company, the…
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Chang Zheng 4C lifts Gaofen-5-02 satellite to orbit
On Tuesday, September 7 China launched the second Gaofen-5 remote imagery satellite into a 705 km sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The launch took place at 03:01 UTC on a Chang Zheng 4C and was conducted from Launch Complex 9 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China. The first launch attempt on Monday was scrubbed due…
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India’s GSLV fails on long-delayed EOS-03 mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made their second launch of 2021 with a GSLV Mk. II rocket launching the EOS-03 satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre occurred at 05:43 local time (00:13 UTC on August 12). Thursday’s launch proceeded to plan until shortly after third stage ignition,…
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Tyvak smallsat launched by SpaceX to validate miniature space debris telescope
File photo of a Tyvak-built 6U CubeSat being placed Ito its launch dispenser. Credit: Tyvak Tyvak, a manufacturer of small satellites, disclosed new details Monday about an experimental spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Saturday, revealing plans to validate compact optical telescopes that could offer a new way to monitor space traffic and…