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Japan’s new H3 rocket flew for the third time ever tonight (June 30). The H3 launched the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4; also known as DAICHI-4) from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center tonight, rising off the pad at 11:06 p.m. EDT (0306 GMT and 12:06 p.m. Japan Standard Time on July 1). ALOS-4 was deployed into ...

The new Tandem Dual-Antenna Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Interferometry (TDA-InSAR) system, addresses the limitations of current spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems by providing a more reliable and efficient method for 3D surface mapping. The system’s innovative design allows for single-pass acquisitions, significantly reducing the time required for data collection and enhancing the precision ...

In a collaborative project between Spanish TSO Red Eléctrica, tech platform Elewit and satellite solutions developer Orbital EOS, the capability of satellite imagery analysis is being investigated as a means to identify breakdowns in high-voltage power lines and reduce asset service replacement times. The project’s proposal is to use very high-resolution satellite imagery from synthetic ...

OInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), e China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) participam da 19ª reunião do Comitê de Projetos Conjuntos (JPC – sigla em inglês). Estiveram presentes nesta reunião vários Coordenadores e especialistas do INPE e representantes de diversos setores da CAST. Iniciando a reunião, o Diretor Clezio Marcos De Nardin deu as ...

Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have developed a new technology using synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) to detect hazardous sections of open water in frozen rivers in Alaska during winter. This technology can also be applied across the Arctic, where open water zones pose similar dangers. By identifying these open water zones, researchers hope to ...

Iceye, a company that builds and operates a constellation of microsatellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, has launched a new maritime surveillance product called Ocean Vision. The service, announced March 7, aims to provide comprehensive monitoring of the world’s oceans. SAR satellites detect the signatures of vessels that stand out against the dark ...

Synspective Inc. (Synspective) and Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. (Dynamic Map Platform) have been selected by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for the Small and Medium Enterprise Innovation Promotion Program. This project leverages SAR satellite technologies and Synspective’s Land Displacement Monitoring (LDM) solution and aims to integrate these technologies with HD ...

El Ministerio de Defensa español ha abierto las puertas de sus archivos secretos de imágenes radar para también puedan ser explotadas, descifradas y convertidas en inteligencia geoespacial por los expertos analistas de la Unión Europea. La ministra Margarita Robles ha autorizado a su departamento para que conceda luz verde al Centro de Satélites de la ...

After a 16-year working life, the second European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-2) is making its final descent into Earth’s atmosphere. ERS-2 returned information that influenced the perception of climate change and the understanding of the planet. The European Space Agency (ESA) retired ERS-2 in 2011. It was originally launch in 1995. The Space Debris Office ...

Experts at Cranfield University are leading a two-year project which combines Synthetic Aperture Radar with uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV), evaluating how radar-equipped drones could simplify soil moisture measurements and revolutionise flood and drought management. The project, led by Dr Dan Evans, will assess the accuracy and potential applications of the innovative technology in soil moisture ...

«عادل پیغامی» مدیرعامل سازمان منطقه آزاد قشم به همراه جمعی از مدیران این سازمان ضمن دیدار با «حسن سالاریه»، معاون وزیر و رئیس سازمان فضایی ایران از مرکز فضایی قشم سازمان فضایی ایران بازدید کردند. در نشستی که واسطه این دیدار برگزار شد، ضمن بیان جزئیات مربوط به فعالیت‌ها و ماموریت‌های مرکز فضایی قشم، طرح‌های ...

NISAR, the soon-to-launch radar satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will measure some key Earth vital signs, from the health of wetlands to ground deformation by volcanoes to the dynamics of land and sea ice. This last capability will help researchers decipher how small-scale processes can cause monumental changes in the ...

Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year – a decline at the ocean’s edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey. Particularly hard hit population centers such as New York City and ...

Publication of a new map showing all the above-ground biomass in the Brazilian Amazon is good news in the context of the severe crisis afflicting the world’s largest contiguous tropical rain forest. Using airborne laser scanning and satellite imagery calibrated by field forest inventories and integrated by heavy-duty computer processing and machine learning, the map ...

The project will enable partnerships with global institutions and offer incentives, as an extension of the Space Economic Zones project. The Sirb programme will enable the commercialisation of satellites and the data they generate on both national and international fronts. This milestone project will include three synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that use advanced imaging ...

El Gobierno catalán, a través del Instituto Cartográfico y Geológico de Cataluña (ICGC), adscrito al Departamento de Territorio, y la Agencia Catalana del Agua (ACA) del Departamento de Acción Climática, Alimentación y Agenda Rural, impulsa el uso de imágenes de satélite radar y técnicas de inteligencia artificial para analizar la evolución de los acuíferos, detectar ...

MDA selected SpaceX to launch its Chorus next-generation Earth observation constellation, planned for launch in the fourth quarter of 2025. The mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket, MDA announced Wednesday. MDA CEO Mike Greenley said Chorus production is well underway. MDA announced the constellation in December 2021. It will build on the company’s ...

Apoco más de tres años de haber completado la Misión SAOCOM 1, con la puesta en órbita de dos satélites gemelos, únicos en el mundo, la Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) está trabajando en el desarrollo de una nueva generación de satélites con Radar de Apertura Sintética (SAR) en banda L, denominada SAOCOM 2, ...

Con el objetivo de conocer a la brevedad cuáles son las zonas agrícolas del centro-sur del país que están inundadas a causa del sistema frontal, la subsecretaria de Agricultura, Ignacia Fernández, instruyó al Centro de Información de Recursos Naturales (CIREN), coordinar el procesamiento de imágenes satelitales y la entrega de información geoespacial, a través del ...

Anglian Water reports saving millions of litres of water with space-based detection of water leaks that are otherwise invisible. The company, which supplies water to almost 7 million people mainly in the east of England, launched the programme in December 2022. Based on two complete scans of its service area has reported saving over 2Ml/d ...

Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars (SARs) are commonly used in EO, offering fine imaging resolution by processing sets of consecutive acquisitions recorded while flying over the targeted area. Although SARs are well-established, research continues to seek innovative techniques to improve their performance. One such advanced technique developed as part of the SPACEBEAM project is the scan-on-receive ...

Firma Satim, zajmująca się rozwojem i zastosowaniem metod przetwarzania obrazów radarowych i optycznych, pozyskała od inwestorów 2 mln dolarów na dalszą działalność. Środki zostaną przeznaczone na rozwój oprogramowania bazującego na sztucznej inteligencji, służącego do wykrywania, identyfikacji i klasyfikacji obiektów za pomocą satelitarnych obrazów SAR. Wśród nowych inwestorów znalazło się sześć podmiotów: Verissimo Ventures, The Flying ...

Head of Iran’s Space Agency Hossein Salariyeh announced the initiation of the construction phase for the country’s cutting-edge and highly accurate remote sensing satellite “Pars 3”. “… today I proudly announce that the Iranian Space Agency has taken a significant step in designing and building domestic high-precision observation satellites. In this regard, the design and ...

A Japanese company developing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites is the latest to turn to Rocket Lab after the bankruptcy of rival launch company Virgin Orbit. Rocket Lab announced Aug. 17 that it signed a contract with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) for a dedicated launch of its QPS-SAR-5 ...

The fourth edition of an international competition ‘Seize the Beauty of our Planet’ has just started. As previous editions, it combines space technologies with a pro-environmental approach, and this year’s motto is “Together for COOL Earth!” as it focuses on global warming and its impact on our planet. The contest is organized by CloudFerro, the ...

SkyWatch operates a platform called EarthCache that gives its customers access to commercial satellite data. The company said there is now a growing demand for integrated images that combine visually appealing pictures from optical satellites with data from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that can see at night and through clouds. “At any given point ...

China has launched the world’s first synthetic aperture radar satellite in high-altitude orbit, according to the China National Space Administration. Dedicated to natural disaster prevention and mitigation, the remote sensing satellite, Land Surveyor 4A, was carried into orbit on a Long March 3B rocket that blasted off at 1:26 am on Sunday from the Xichang ...

The U.S. government lifted certain restrictions on commercial remote sensing satellite companies on Monday. The changes came from NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) office, which is a division of the Office of Space Commerce. CRSA said restrictions in place kept companies from offering their full capabilities to the public. In 2020, CRSA changed ...

China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has newly launched the city’s first and one of the world’s largest satellite manufacturing facilities, known as AMC. The facility revealed to the Global Times in an exclusive interview that their first made-in-Hong Kong, high-quality satellite would hopefully be delivered by the beginning of 2024. Referred also as ...

Three private sector satellite makers are expected to send their earth observation satellites this fiscal, according to the sectoral regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe). The three companies are the Chennai-based GalaxEye Space Solutions Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space and the Bengaluru-based Pixxel. GalaxEye’s first satellite Dhrishti is expected to launch in ...