Tag: Satellite Cameras
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BlackSky Awarded NRO Contract Modification to Accelerate Development of AROS
BlackSky Technology was awarded a contract modification to its existing National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) contract to accelerate the development of the company’s AROS broad area collection satellites as a critical commercial alternative to current suppliers for foundation imagery. The effort funds a direct path toward a flight ready multi-spectral, large-area mapping spacecraft and foundation data…
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Planet Secures 8-Figure NGA Extension Contract and Crisis Monitoring Award
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced two significant contract milestones with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that deepen the company’s role in supporting global security. Planet’s subsidiary, Planet Labs Federal, has been awarded an Option Year 1 extension for its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) and a…
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Resolve Optics Supplies Flight-Ready Camera Lenses for Satellite Missions
Resolve Optics has supplied an initial batch of 10 flight ready lenses to a manufacturer of compact camera cores designed to withstand launch conditions and maintain optical performance while being exposed to the extreme operating conditions experienced in the space environment. Designed to operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – the cameras with integrated flight…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure Contract to Advance Automation of Non-Earth Imagery Services
BlackSky Technology was awarded a seven-figure, multi-year contract renewal to accelerate the automation of future non-Earth imagery (NEI) services. This follow-on agreement expands the program’s scope toward the exploration of next-generation imaging payload and specialized mission-planning software solutions that support the real-time speed, scale and reliability of space domain awareness (SDA) operations. “This contract validates…
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Pixxel Awarded NRO Contract to Upgrade Hyperspectral Sensing Capabilities
Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has been awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Commercial Systems Program Office (CSPO) under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for advanced commercial remote sensing capabilities. The award supports the government’s effort to evaluate, leverage, and integrate emerging commercial hyperspectral data sources…
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Planet Lab’s Pelican First-light Images Features Sweden’s Sovereign Satellite Imagery
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, released first light images from its latest Pelican launch, including the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF)’s first ever sovereign satellite. Planet launched these three Pelican spacecraft to orbit aboard the CAS500-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California…
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BlackSky Technology Secures Next Wave of Gen-3 Satellites On-Demand Customers in Q1
BlackSky Technology secured more than two dozen new customers for Gen-3 On-Demand subscription services during the first quarter from an expanding U.S. and international customer base. The rapid integration of best-in-class 35-centimetre imagery and exceptional AI analytics into customer operations during Gen-3 Early Access periods is driving opportunities for longer-term agreements. “These initial On-Demand contracts…
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RTX’s Raytheon Demonstrates Event-Based Mid-Wave Infrared Camera
Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully demonstrated a new event-based mid-wave infrared (MWIR) camera that tracks high speed objects in real time while dramatically reducing processing and power demands. Unlike traditional cameras that capture full frames and rely on software to detect changes, event-based cameras track only pixel-level motion, producing a continuous stream of events. During…
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Stellerian Expands Autonomous Space Operations with AI Vision and Modular Space Systems
Stellerian is advancing next-generation space operations through a portfolio of AI-driven spacecraft subsystems, autonomous software platforms and mission simulation tools designed to enable intelligent, scalable and emission-free space operations. Focused on computer vision, autonomy and modular spacecraft integration, Stellerian’s solutions support applications ranging from space domain awareness and proximity operations to constellation management and mission design.…
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Malin Space Science Systems Expands Modular and Custom Space Camera Portfolio
Malin Space Science Systems continues to advance space imaging capabilities with a comprehensive portfolio of standard modular space camera systems and custom-built scientific instruments designed for planetary exploration, Earth observation and mission-critical imaging applications. With decades of heritage in spaceborne imaging, the company develops cameras that combine high-resolution performance, robustness and mission adaptability across a…