“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.
By Theresa HitchensUnder a new grant, the company will demonstrate to the Air Force’s National Air and Space Intelligence Center its ability to take very high resolution images at night using a thermal infrared sensor.
By Theresa HitchensWhile the company currently is using already available data from satellites like NASA’s Landsat and ESA’s Sentinel-2, Hydrosat also intends to launch its own constellation of 16 microsats to low Earth orbit (LEO).
By Theresa HitchensNot all analysts charged with space-related intel work at the legacy NASIC will move to the new office, sources tell Breaking Defense.
By Theresa HitchensHPSCI cites the “increasingly complex” space environment as the rationale for the new National Space Intelligence Center.
By Theresa Hitchens“While our adversaries have rapidly advanced a great spectrum of threats … that are intended to defeat US space capabilities, we’re only beginning to get our act together,” said Jeff Gossel, senior intelligence engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).
By Theresa Hitchens“I want to be able to identify what [the threat] is, I want to be able to attribute it to whomever is the adversary that’s taken that shot, as an example, and then, I’ve got to be able to share that information,” says Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, who heads the ISR Directorate.
By Theresa Hitchens