Stories about the Earth Observation industry’s eyes on our planet.
The program will allow free, unrestricted use of images captured by Wyvern’s three Dragonette hyperspectral satellites under the flexible public release creative commons license as long as credit is attributed to Wyvern.
SpaceX launched Transporter-12 on Tuesday afternoon, sending 131 payloads with dozens of microsatellites and nanosats into sun-synchronous orbit.
The award comes as European allies look to boost their independent space and intel capabilities, in this case doing so by working with a commercial partner.
The satellite, which will be named by children in the Balearic Islands school system, is expected to launch in the final quarter of this year.
EO sats provide critical eyes in the skies for everything from collecting national security intelligence to assessing the damage after a natural disaster to tracking natural resources.
The SAR data collector has plans for a thirty satellite constellation.
The partnership will send next-generation hyperspectral imagers to orbit as hosted payloads aboard Loft’s Yet Another Mission (YAM) satellites beginning in early 2026.
The combined constellation gives governments the ability to gather insights on multiple geographies at once, while balancing image resolution and cost.
The venture will increase ICEYE’s footprint in the UAE and allow the UAE to build its own self-sustaining industry.
Pixxel’s sensors capture 150 wavelengths at 5-m resolution in a 40-km swath.
Adara Ventures Energy Fund and existing investor Molten Ventures led the round, with further support from NOA, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim, Ridgeline, and Stellar Ventures.
