Finnish hyperspectral satellite firm Kuva moves into US market

Finnish hyperspectral satellite firm Kuva moves into US market
Finnish hyperspectral satellite firm Kuva moves into US market

While Kuva Space’s while full constellation of 100 satellites won’t be ready until 2030, the firm can “start providing reliable service to commercial and government customers in the US and our partner nations” once the first two are up, said Jerry Welsh, board member of Kuva’s new US arm.

Orbital Sidekick: Taking hyperspectral imaging from the garage to the Pentagon

Orbital Sidekick: Taking hyperspectral imaging from the garage to the Pentagon
Orbital Sidekick: Taking hyperspectral imaging from the garage to the Pentagon

“Hyperspectral is kind of starting to have its moment in the sun, so to speak,” said Dan Katz, CEO and co-founder of Orbital Sidekick.

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RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence

RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence
RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence

For Future Vertical Lift, the Army wants new and innovative technology that transforms their platforms into advanced weapons systems. One such technology is Raytheon Technologies’ revolutionary RAIVEN Turret 1000, first in a new family of EO/IR systems.

NRO awards 6 study contracts for hyperspectral satellite imagery

NRO awards 6 study contracts for hyperspectral satellite imagery
NRO awards 6 study contracts for hyperspectral satellite imagery

Hyperspectral sensors can “see” what materials a surface is made of and identify individual elements in the surrounding atmosphere. For national security purposes, hyperspectral imagery could for example detect evidence of chemical weapon production and/or use.

NRO opens call for commercial hyperspectral satellite imagery

NRO opens call for commercial hyperspectral satellite imagery
NRO opens call for commercial hyperspectral satellite imagery

Hyperspectral imagery could allow analysts at NRO’s sister agency, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), to do things like identify drug production facilities or find evidence of chemical weapons production.

In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil

In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil
In a first, NRO and British MoD to make sat launch from UK soil

LauncherOne also will carry two experimental Cubesats to test concepts related to the UK MoD’s $1.2B effort to develop its own ISR capabilities.

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Broadening the scope of ISR for mission needs

Broadening the scope of ISR for mission needs
Broadening the scope of ISR for mission needs

Jason Kim, chief executive officer of Millennium Space Systems, talks about the changing face of satellite imagery for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

WorldView-3: Super Satellite’s Most Crucial Tech Stays On The Ground

WorldView-3: Super Satellite’s Most Crucial Tech Stays On The Ground
WorldView-3: Super Satellite’s Most Crucial Tech Stays On The Ground

  [UPDATED: WorldView-3 launched successfully Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at 11:30 am Pacific time, 2:30 pm Eastern] When DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite soars skyward tomorrow – weather permitting – most attention will naturally be on the parts that go up. But the bus-sized imagery collection satellite is just the high-tech tip of an…

Aussie Shots Of Possible Flight 370 Wreckage Taken By DigitalGlobe

Aussie Shots Of Possible Flight 370 Wreckage Taken By DigitalGlobe
Aussie Shots Of Possible Flight 370 Wreckage Taken By DigitalGlobe

WASHINGTON: Australia used both black and white and multispectral satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe satellites shot on March 16 to search for the purported wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. A source familiar with the issues said DigitalGlobe supplied several types of imagery other than the black and white satellite photos. The Australians used multispectral but…