ICEYE opens Portugal subsidiary and Lisbon center of excellence
ICEYE established ICEYE Portugal and a Lisbon R&D center of excellence, naming Rui Costa as country CEO.
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NASA finds Umbra SAR data misses geolocation accuracy spec
NASA's CSDA program found Umbra's SAR data underperforms on geolocation accuracy and radiometric calibration versus reference systems.
ICEYE establishes German entity, names Philipp Herkelmann country CEO
ICEYE formally established a German entity in Berlin and Munich, naming Philipp Herkelmann CEO of ICEYE Germany.
MDA Space agrees to buy 70% of French EO firm CLS
MDA Space is acquiring a 70% stake in French EO data analytics firm CLS for 567 million euros, per SpaceNews.
BRIN targets January 2027 launch for Indonesia's first sovereign EO satellite
Indonesia's BRIN said its domestically built NEO-1 Earth observation satellite is targeted to launch in January 2027.
ICEYE launches four satellites on Transporter-17, debuts Gen4 SAR model
ICEYE says its SAR constellation now stands at 76 satellites after a four-satellite Transporter-17 launch.
Planet launches Pelican-11 tech demo satellite on Transporter-17
Planet's Pelican-11 test satellite launched on Transporter-17, ahead of its Gen 2 imaging fleet.
Simera Sense to supply imagers for Canary Islands EO constellation
Per SpaceNews, Simera Sense won a deal to supply eight multispectral imagers for a new regional EO constellation.
BlackSky wins US R&D contracts for Gen-3 AI target-recognition analytics
BlackSky says it won multiple US R&D contracts to add AI target-recognition and damage detection to its Gen-3 imagery.
Muon Space deploys first operational FireSat wildfire-detection satellites
Muon Space says it deployed the first three operational FireSat satellites for the Earth Fire Alliance's wildfire-detection constellation.
Open Cosmos launches first satellites for Balearic Islands, Greece
Open Cosmos launched Posidonia, the Balearic Islands' first satellite, and Hyperion GR-1, the first of a planned Greek EO constellation.
GalaxEye loses contact with Mission Drishti satellite
GalaxEye lost contact with Mission Drishti, billed as the world's first OptoSAR satellite, after a geomagnetic storm.
Axelspace launches seven GRUS-3 Earth observation satellites
Axelspace's seven next-generation GRUS-3 microsatellites reached orbit and returned first signals on Transporter-17.
Planet Labs adds Wolfgang Schmidt, ex-German Chancellery head, to European board
Former German Chancellery chief Wolfgang Schmidt joins Planet's European Advisory Board.
Chang Guang Satellite completes nearly 5 billion yuan equity round
Jilin-1 operator Chang Guang Satellite raised about 5 billion yuan for satellite production and constellation growth.
Isar Aerospace to launch Planet's first German-built satellite mission
Isar's Spectrum rocket will carry a Planet Labs Germany Pelican Earth-observation satellite within about a year of the deal.
Vantor unveils WorldView 3D high-resolution imagery product
Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, launched a 3D imagery line built on its WorldView Legion satellites.
Italy brings IRIDE Earth observation service online
Italy's IRIDE Earth observation marketplace went live July 1 for government users, with commercial access planned later.
MDA Space wins C$688 million CSA contract to build RADARSAT replenishment satellite
The award covers build, launch, commissioning and ground upgrades for a CHORUS-based SAR satellite, per SpaceQ.
AgniKul and ICEYE sign MoU to build and launch SAR satellites from India
Per BIS Infotech: an MoU to design, manufacture and deploy SAR EO systems within India, pairing ICEYE tech with AgniKul launch.
ICEYE wins Iberdrola pilot deal to monitor grid amid extreme weather
Iberdrola picked ICEYE for a 12-month satellite grid-monitoring pilot.
Synspective's 10th StriX SAR satellite reaches orbit on Rocket Lab Electron
The Ten Owl of Ten mission flew from Mahia on June 26; testing and commissioning precede service entry, per Synspective.
NASA adds three European firms to CSDA data program
Per SpaceNews, NASA added three European Earth-observation firms to its CSDA commercial-data contract.
SI Imaging Services signs satellite-leasing deal with an undisclosed overseas customer
Per ZDNet Korea: a Sat-aaS contract on the 25 cm SpaceEye-T, worth tens of millions of dollars, customer undisclosed.
Norway's NVE selects ICEYE for nationwide flood monitoring
ICEYE will provide always-on SAR flood tracking across mainland Norway and Svalbard under a one-year government contract.
Portugal orders two more ICEYE SAR satellites for its air force
Portugal is expanding its sovereign SAR constellation from one satellite to four, all built by ICEYE.
Bezos Earth Fund commits $26 million to Earth Fire Alliance's FireSat constellation
The fund calls it the largest single philanthropic grant to wildfire detection; Muon Space builds the satellites.
KAI signs MoU with Remondo on sub-30 cm Earth observation satellite development
Korea Aerospace Industries pairs its satellite platforms with the Israeli-US startup's imaging payload tech, per The Elec.
DR Congo orders its first Earth observation satellite, RDC-SAT 1, from SPACEBEL
The Belgian firm calls it the first made-in-Belgium commercial satellite; RTBF reports a hyperspectral instrument aboard.
Liberty Mutual and ICEYE launch parametric wildfire insurance product
The insurer and satellite operator will use SAR imagery to pay wildfire claims within days instead of the usual lengthy claims process.
Axelspace to supply GRUS imagery to Saudi Arabia's NSG UP42 national EO platform
The Japanese operator's optical imagery joins the PIF-backed platform for agriculture, land-use and disaster monitoring.
Calian, Kepler and MDA Space win CSA studies for Canada's next-gen EO ground segment
Three contracts of up to C$804,000 each, C$2.4M total, for RADARSAT+ ground-segment concept studies, per SpaceQ.
Rafael and Reflex Aerospace partner on 30 cm imaging constellation, first launch 2027
The Israeli defence company and German manufacturer co-fund a very-high-resolution, high-revisit satellite line, per their release.
SatSure wins Rs 24.6 crore IN-SPACe grant to build sovereign Earth observation AI models
Per Reuters: a $2.57M Technology Adoption Fund grant to develop AI models for Earth observation, one of three projects selected.
ICEYE raises EUR 450 million Series F led by General Atlantic at over EUR 10 billion
ICEYE's primary Series F values the SAR operator above EUR 10B; the full round tops EUR 1B with a secondary placement.
Space42 brings Foresight-3, -4 and -5 into full operation, growing its SAR fleet to five
The UAE operator says three more ICEYE-built SAR satellites are fully operational, taking the Foresight constellation to five.
BlackSky wins NRO contract modification to accelerate AROS broad-area imaging satellites
The mod funds a path to a flight-ready broad-area mapping system in 2028; NRO puts total contract value above $150M, per Defense Daily.
NewOrbit raises $18.5 million Series A to build VLEO satellites, led by Voyager Ventures
The UK startup targets 200-300 km very low Earth orbit with air-breathing ion propulsion; first flight planned for 2028.
Planet Labs sets up $1.5 billion at-the-market equity offering program
Planet Labs can now sell up to $1.5 billion in shares over time through banks acting as sales agents.