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ICEYE in Helsinki, Finland announced it has launched two new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites into orbit, expanding its capacity for high-resolution Earth observation. The satellites were deployed as part […]
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Five wildfires – the largest of which are the Palisades and the Eaton fires – are still currently burning (as of January 10, 2025) in areas of north Los Angeles […]
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A team led by a Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) researcher last month received a two-year, $1.23 million grant from NASA to improve atmosphere and ocean […]
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Spire Global will be launching six LEMUR satellites aboard the SpaceX Transporter-12 mission, advancing IoT connectivity, weather forecasting, and maritime monitoring. Two LEMUR 3 satellites, developed in collaboration with Myriota, […]
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Some of the initial Planet imagery of the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County are published below, courtesy of Planet Labs PBC.
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Ligado Networks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 6th. Ligado holds some extremely valuable ‘L-band’ spectrum over North America but is in the middle of a bitter dispute […]
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Gilat Satellite Networks has successfully closed the acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions, a US-based provider of next-generation SATCOM terminal solutions. The deal was first announced in June 2024. Gilat expects […]
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Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end IoT solutions enabler, receives approval for the ME310M1-W1 module by two major U.S. MNOs. The certifications enable IoT specialists and their customers to begin using the […]
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Eutelsat’s OneWeb mega-constellation of satellites suffered a near-48 hour outage over the New Year period starting on December 31st. The reason given was that OneWeb core software between the satellites […]
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NOAA asked you to help choose the most compelling images from NOAA satellites in 2024—the 20 contenders—10 from NOAA’s GOES satellites and 10 from NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites—provided captivating, and occasionally sobering, […]
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