Planet wins NASA evaluation task order for Tanager hyperspectral data
NASA will evaluate over 250,000 square kilometers of Planet's Tanager hyperspectral imagery under its commercial data program.
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Planet's Tanager-2 satellite achieves first light, expanding methane monitoring
Planet's second Tanager hyperspectral satellite spotted a methane plume and a Spanish salt lake six days after its October launch.
Kuva Space detects illegal poppy fields in Afghanistan pilot
Kuva Space's Hyperfield-1 satellites out-detected Sentinel-2 in a pilot mapping illegal opium poppy fields in Afghanistan.
Update: Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
The round reported as in-progress on 2026-07-07 (NewsBytes, informal, SNR 2) has now closed with named terms; upgrading the lead to a directly-fetched mainst...
original 2026-07-07score 2 → 4
Galaxia buys Simera Sense HyperScape100 hyperspectral imager
Canadian firm Galaxia acquired a HyperScape100 hyperspectral payload from Belgium's Simera Sense for its Earth observation lineup.
Intuitive Machines to build NASA's EAGLE-VSWIR Earth-science satellite
Intuitive Machines will supply the IM 300 platform and operations for NASA JPL's EAGLE-VSWIR Earth-science mission, launching in 2028.
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits wins deal to build India's private EO constellation
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits will build India's first fully privately owned national EO constellation, per a government Lok Sabha reply.
STAR.VISION launches hyperspectral satellites for Indonesia and Uzbekistan
China's STAR.VISION launched Lampung-1 and Samarkand-2028, sovereign hyperspectral satellites built for Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
OHB Italia to lead Italy's PRISMA second-generation satellite build
OHB Italia, Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo will build Italy's next hyperspectral satellite, tripling ground resolution to 10 meters.
IHI signs MOU to explore Kuva hyperspectral satellites for Japan constellation
IHI and Kuva Space signed an MOU to explore Hyperfield-2 hyperspectral satellites for Japan's EO constellation.
Update: NASA adds three European firms to CSDA data program
NASA adds three European firms to CSDA data program
original 2026-06-23
Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
Pixxel closed its Series C at $100 million co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, India's largest space-tech funding round to date.
NASA adds three European firms to CSDA data program
Per SpaceNews, NASA added three European Earth-observation firms to its CSDA commercial-data contract.
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.