Tag: SAR
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Electron, and Vega C launch missions alongside Starship Flight 12
Six launches are scheduled worldwide during the next week, with the 12th flight of SpaceX’s Starship serving as the headline. Outside of Starship, SpaceX is scheduled to launch three Starlink missions on Falcon 9 from the company’s launch facilities in California and Florida. Internationally, Avio launched the joint European and Chinese SMILE mission atop a…
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Marshall Islands Cuts Illegal Fishing Detection Time with SAR Satellites
How Did Marshall Islands Cut Illegal Fishing Detection Time by 90%? The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority reduced illegal fishing vessel detection time from weeks to hours during a 12-day enforcement campaign using commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The operation covered 2 million square kilometers of Pacific waters surrounding the 181-square kilometer island nation,…
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Joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite launches from India
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk. II rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre launch site in southeast India. The mission came just over two months after its EOS-09 mission failed aboard a different rocket type. This launch…
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Enhancing Asset Monitoring in Oil and Gas with Satellite Technology
Enhancing Asset Monitoring in Oil and Gas with Satellite Technology The oil and gas industry relies on vast infrastructure networks, from offshore drilling platforms to pipelines stretching across continents. Ensuring the integrity, safety, and efficiency of assets is paramount to avoiding costly failures, environmental damage, and operational downtime. Traditional monitoring methods, such as manual inspections…
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Oil and Gas Infrastructure Monitoring That Delivers Results
Oil and gas infrastructure monitoring is essential for maintaining the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of energy operations. With vast networks of pipelines, offshore platforms, refineries, and storage facilities spread across remote and often challenging environments, traditional monitoring methods can be costly, time-consuming, and reactive. However, advancements in remote sensing and satellite imagery have revolutionized oil…
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Remote Sensing for Oil Pipeline Monitoring: What You Need to Know
Example: Monitoring Oil Pipeline Infrastructure with Satellite Imagery An oil pipeline operator managing a 500-mile pipeline corridor across diverse terrain in North America implements a remote sensing strategy to monitor for risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain environmental safety, particularly in remote or hard-to-access regions. Routine Corridor Inspections Using High-Resolution Optical Imagery The operator conducts…
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ESA’s Biomass mission launches aboard Vega-C
The European Space Agency’s seventh Earth Explorer mission, Biomass, launched on Tuesday aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket. Biomass, which will study Earth’s forests and their impact on the planet’s climate, lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 09:15 UTC (6:15 AM local time). The Earth Explorer missions are part of the Living Planet Programme (LPP),…
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SpaceX launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare from Vandenberg
On Saturday, Dec. 21st, SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff occurred as scheduled at 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC). This flight carried 30 payloads for a variety of customers, including a synthetic aperture radar satellite for South Korea. The spacecraft were carried…
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What are the 5 types of satellite images?
What are the 5 types of satellite images? When working with satellite imagery, you can categorize them into various types based on the data they capture and the purpose they serve. Here are five common types of satellite images: 1. Visible Light Images: These images capture the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, including colours…
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Magellan data unveils ongoing volcanic activity on the surface of Venus
In May 1989, NASA launched its Magellan mission to Venus with the goal of mapping the entire surface of the planet using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and measuring the planet’s magnetic field. Magellan would prove to be a very successful mission that met many of its scientific goals, including producing the most detailed map of…