Tag: Satellite Cameras
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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…
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ICEYE Launches Six New Satellites Aboard Transporter-16 Mission
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, has successfully launched and deployed six new 25 cm resolution SAR satellites into orbit. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on March 30, 2026, aboard the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Each spacecraft has established…
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SATLANTIS and HEO Sign MoU for Government Space Domain Awareness
SATLANTIS and HEO are already executing joint non-Earth imaging demonstration campaigns, with a jointly productised sovereign space domain awareness service targeted for delivery to government customers across Europe and beyond. HEO and SATLANTIS are proud to announce a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on delivering sovereign non-Earth imaging and space domain awareness capabilities to government…
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Infinity Avionics Launches Aquila Smart Vision System for Space Situational Awareness and ISAM
Infinity Avionics, a leader in smart vision systems for the NewSpace economy, announced the full commercial availability of Aquila. Following a standout debut at IAC Sydney, the high-performance imaging system is now flight-ready, providing the ‘eyes’ for the rapidly expanding $14B Space Situational Awareness, In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) market and Rendezvous, Proximity Operations…
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Interlune and Astrolab Advances Moon Resource Harvesting and Infrastructure
Interlune, a natural resources company, and Astrolab, a multi-planetary mobility and logistics company, announced they are working together to integrate Interlune excavation technology onto the Astrolab Flexible Logistics and Exploration Vehicle (FLEX), and are planning hardware testing in Houston. “Reliable, autonomous mobility is crucial to the Interlune harvesting system and broader lunar infrastructure development,” said…