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.
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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.
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.
Vantor unveils WorldView 3D high-resolution imagery product
Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, launched a 3D imagery line built on its WorldView Legion satellites.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.