Tag: Satellite Cameras
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Pixxel Secures iDEX SPARK Grant to Develop Advanced Hyperspectral and MWIR Payloads for Indian Air Force
Pixxel, a Bengaluru-based space technology company building the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation, has signed a second Agreement with the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. This new SPARK (Support for Prototype and Research Kickstart) Grant, awarded to SpacePixxel Pvt Ltd under iDEX DISC 8 Challenge 6.2, supports the development…
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Dragonfly Aerospace and Unibap Partner to Advance Edge AI Imaging for Space Missions
Dragonfly Aerospace and Swedish edge-computing innovator Unibap Space Solutions have signed a strategic Compatibility Agreement that enables seamless integration between Dragonfly’s electro-optical imaging payloads — Gecko, Mantis, Chameleon (SWIR), Chameleon (Hyperspectral) and Caiman — and Unibap’s high-performance computer solutions, including the radiation-tolerant iX5 and iX10 edge-computers, the Ubuntu-based operating system Unibap SCOS, and hyperspectral pre-processing pipeline…
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NOAA Announces Powerful Convergence of AI and Science with Fire System Technology
NOAA’s Fire Weather Testbed, the automated satellite fire detection capability of the experimental Next Generation Fire Systemoffsite link (NGFS) has been embraced by the firefighting community and is being increasingly integrated into operations across the country. The first of two key features of the revolutionary system are the Advanced Baseline Imager, the primary instrument on…
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ICEYE and Safran Announce Strategic Alliance to Enhance Persistent Surveillance Solutions
Safran.AI and ICEYE announce a long-term strategic partnership, leveraging their combined expertise to deliver advanced multisensor Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that enable governments to achieve faster and more accurate decision-making in geospatial intelligence. This collaboration unites Safran.AI’s globally recognized proficiency in vision AI with ICEYE’s operation of the world’s largest commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)…
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SatVu Signs Contract for HotSat-2 and HotSat-3 Satellite Programs
SatVu is announcing significant advancements in its satellite program and expansion efforts, continuing its mission to capture the highest resolution thermal data from space for a safer and more sustainable Earth. The signing of the contract for its next-generation satellite, HotSat-2, marks a huge milestone for SatVu. Building upon the success of the pathfinder HotSat-1,…
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Synspective Unveils AI-Powered ODC Solution for 24/7 Maritime and Aerial Surveillance
Synspective, a provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its Object Detection and Classification (ODC) solution, designed to enhance the accuracy and reliability of monitoring vessels and aircraft. This solution overcomes the limitations faced by traditional monitoring systems, offering scalable and cost-effective wide-area security.…
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BlackSky Signs Multiple Early Access Agreements for Gen-3 Services
BlackSky Technology has signed Gen-3 early access agreements with multiple international defense sector customers for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities. The customers will now be able to integrate very high-resolution, 35-centimeter imagery into daily intelligence operations, reducing the speed of analyses and opening a new, expansive set of mission solutions. “These early access agreements demonstrate confidence…
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Planet Labs: Pioneering the Future of Earth Observation with Satellite Imagery and Analytics
Planet Labs, founded in 2010 by a group of former NASA scientists, is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company’s core mission is to make global change visible, accessible, and actionable by capturing daily satellite imagery of Earth. Leveraging one of the largest fleets of Earth-observation satellites, Planet specializes in satellite monitoring, geospatial intelligence, and…
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Capella Space Awarded Contract to Support the Hybrid Space Architecture
Capella Space, an American space tech company with data and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications, announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to develop new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging acquisition modes to support the Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA). Backed by Capella Space’s fully automated Tasking system,…
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OroraTech and SkyFi Partners to Expand US Access to Space-Based Fire Detection
SkyFi and OroraTech have entered into a strategic partnership to bring space-based thermal monitoring and wildfire detection to a broader US audience through SkyFi’s Earth intelligence platform. Founded in Munich, OroraTech specializes in real-time wildfire detection using nanosatellites equipped with thermal infrared cameras. Their thermal satellite constellation identifies heat anomalies directly from orbit, enabling fast…