Tag: Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Rocket Lab Completes Tenth Dedicated Synspective Launch
Rocket Lab has successfully launched another satellite for Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, completing the tenth dedicated Electron mission for the customer with a 100% mission success record. The mission, named “Ten Owl Of Ten,” lifted off aboard an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 5:43 a.m. NZST on 27 June…
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Capella Space Validates First Optical Communications Terminal on Acadia-10 Satellite
Capella Space has successfully validated its first optical communications terminal (OCT) aboard the Acadia-10 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, marking the company’s first deployment of laser communications technology in orbit. The milestone follows the launch of Acadia-10 in March and coincides with the release of the satellite’s first SAR imagery. Faster Data Transmission Capella said…
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ICEYE Raises €450 Million at Valuation Exceeding €10 Billion in Major Defence and Space Funding Round
Finnish space technology company ICEYE has raised €450 million in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at more than €10 billion and marking one of the largest private financings in Europe’s defence and space sectors. The funding round was led by General Atlantic and includes participation from a group of new and existing…
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Vantor Wins $5.3 Million NGA Contract for AI-Driven Earth Change Detection
U.S. geospatial analytics firm Vantor has secured a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to develop tools that combine multiple satellite data sources to monitor changes to Earth’s surface. Awarded under NGA’s Luno B program, the project will provide intelligence agencies with information on shifts in roads, vegetation, buildings and terrain, as…
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France Awards Loft Orbital €50 Million Contract for First Sovereign SAR Satellite
French satellite manufacturer Loft Orbital has secured a contract worth nearly €50 million ($58.6 million) from the French military to deliver the country’s first sovereign synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite capability, the company said on Tuesday. The award forms part of France’s DESIR programme — short for Demonstrator of Sovereign Radar Imaging Elements — which aims…