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Vega C launch deploys Earth observation and climate monitoring satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 Vega C has completed its VV27 mission, successfully delivering the CO3D and MicroCarb satellites into their respective orbits. Liftoff occurred at 23:03 local time on July 25 (04:03 CEST on July 26), powered by the P120C solid rocket motor which fired for 2 minutes and 23 seconds. The launch sequence continued with ignitions of the Zefiro 40 and Zefiro 9 stages. The AVUM+ upper stage executed four burns to deploy the satellites: four CO3D spacecraft at an altitude of 495 km, and MicroCarb at 650 k ... read more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D mapParis, France (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 The Airbus-built CO3D (Constellation Optique 3D) satellites have been successfully launched into Sun synchronous orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, Fren ... more 
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launchParis, France (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 The MetOp Second Generation-A1 satellite has reached a significant milestone in its journey to orbit, with fuelling operations now complete at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Engineers successf ... more 
New UK weather records being set 'very frequently': reportLondon (AFP) July 14, 2025 Extremes in temperature and rainfall in the UK are becoming increasingly frequent, the nation's meteorological service said Monday in a report on Britain's changing climate. ... more 
Europe launches first geostationary atmospheric sounder to boost extreme weather forecastsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2025 Europe has advanced its ability to track extreme weather with the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1), the continent's first geostationary meteorological sounder. The satellit ... more |
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Japan launches third rocket to measure climate changeWashington DC (UPI) Jun 29, 2025 A Japanese company has launched a rocket designed to monitor sea temperature and greenhouse gases as part of its overall mission to study the effects of climate change on the atmosphere. ... more 
Successful liftoff delivers Sentinel4 on MTG satellite to enhance atmospheric forecastingParis, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2025 The European Space Agency has successfully launched the MTG-S1 satellite, marking the second deployment in the Meteosat Third Generation program and the first flight of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 ins ... more 
Study challenges climate change's link to our wild winter jet streamHanover NH (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 Dartmouth study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the massive current of Arctic air that regulates weather for much of the No ... more 
ICEYE to deliver persistent radar imaging to NATO for enhanced space-based intelligence sharingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, will supply its satellite data to NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) under the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from ... more 
Muon Space Expands Earth Imaging Capabilities with Launch of Hydrosat Thermal MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 Muon Space has successfully launched Hydrosat's VanZyl-2 satellite, the latest in a series of missions built on its custom-designed Halo platform. Deployed aboard SpaceX's Transporter-14 mission fro ... more |
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UC Davis and Proteus Space to launch first-ever dynamic digital twin into space
Davis CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 The Center for Space Exploration Research at the University of California, Davis, has partnered with Proteus Space to launch a US government-sponsored satellite into space with a custom AI-enabled payload in a brand-new, first-ever rapid design-to-deployment small satellite. The team will launch the satellite and payload in October 2025 from Vanderberg, CA. From the time the project was fully approved, the design and launch will occur within an unprecedented 13 months. (The normal pace for small s ... read more 
NASA scientists find ties between Earth's oxygen and magnetic fieldGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2025 For 540 million years, the ebb and flow in the strength of Earth's magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, according to a newly released analysis by NASA scientists. T ... more |
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Meteosat-12 begins prime service delivering enhanced weather data for EuropeParis, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 A new era in European meteorological observation has officially begun with Meteosat-12 assuming the role of primary geostationary satellite, replacing Meteosat-10. Operated by EUMETSAT, Meteosat-12- ... more 
ICEYE radar imaging added to SkyFi satellite data platformLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 SkyFi and ICEYE US have launched a strategic partnership to incorporate ICEYE's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data into the SkyFi Earth observation platform. The agreement initiates a broader colla ... more 
China expands disaster monitoring with launch of Zhangheng 1B satelliteTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 China successfully launched its Zhangheng 1B electromagnetic monitoring satellite on Saturday using a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, according to t ... more 
Space lasers, AI used by geospatial scientist to measure forest biomassFayetteville AK (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Satellite data used by archaeologists to find traces of ancient ruins hidden under dense forest canopies can also be used to improve the speed and accuracy to measure how much carbon is retained and ... more 
BlackSky Gen-3 delivers very hi-res imagery at warfighting speed - 12 hours after launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company's second Gen-3 satellite just 12 hours following its successful launch last Monday. " ... more |
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