ESA’s Biomass satellite, the first with a P-band SAR, released its initial high-resolution images and enables 3D mapping of forest structure for carbon accounting. Rocket Lab’s 67th Electron launch deployed four satellites—three HawkEye 360 Cluster 12 microsatellites and the experimental Kestrel-0A—marking the ninth Electron mission in 2024. Amazon’s Project Kuiper added 27 satellites to reach…
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Waymo’s robotaxis are now providing over 150,000 autonomous rides per week in U.S. cities. By 2025 AI drives an estimated 80–90% of trading volume in major stock markets. The EU AI Act entered into force in August 2024, with prohibitions enforceable by February 2025, general-purpose AI rules taking effect by August 2025, and high-risk requirements…
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Biomass was selected in May 2013 as ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer mission to quantify forest carbon from space. The mission uses a P-band synthetic aperture radar at ~435 MHz (about 70 cm wavelength) with a 12-meter mesh reflector deployed in orbit to penetrate canopies and sense trunks. It employs fully polarimetric SAR (HH, HV, VH,…
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Space-based ADS-B became operational in 2019 with Aireon using Iridium NEXT’s 66 low Earth orbit satellites at about 780 km, each carrying an ADS-B receiver listening at 1090 MHz and delivering data to ground stations with latency under 1.5 seconds and updates often in the 2–5 second range. Before 2019 only about 30% of the…
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The market is projected to grow from $14.44 billion in 2025 to $55.17 billion by 2032, a CAGR of 21.1%. In 2025, agriculture accounts for about 40% of revenue, while government and military end-users account for about 46.8%. North America leads with about 44–45% of global market share in 2025, while Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing…
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EarthDaily Analytics launched its first Earth observation satellite, initiating a next-generation ten-satellite constellation to deliver daily AI-ready global imagery and analytics, with the full constellation expected to be operational next year. SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 booster (B1080) in its 20th flight, with the first stage successfully recovered,…
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BIOMASS uses a fully polarimetric P-band SAR with a 70 cm wavelength to pierce through canopies and measure woody trunks where most forest carbon is stored. The 12-meter deployable reflector, shaped like an umbrella and built by L3Harris, directs radar pulses back to the sensor. The 1.25-tonne spacecraft was launched on 29 April 2025 aboard…
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Vodafone becomes the first operator to commercially deploy satellite-guided GPS sensors in 4G/5G antennas, starting in Albania to improve alignment and signal quality. Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) will launch to the International Space Station on June 25, 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying ISRO’s Shubhanshu Shukla as the first ISRO astronaut on a commercial…
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On June 23, 2025, ULA’s Atlas V launched 27 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites, bringing the constellation to 54 in Low-Earth Orbit and targeting a 3,232-satellite network. Spain’s INFOCA expanded wildfire response by integrating SPOT satellite devices with Globalstar and Technosylva wildfire modelling for real-time location tracking, with a webinar scheduled for June 30, 2025. A…
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Operation Midnight Hammer occurred June 21–22, 2025, a one-night U.S. stealth airstrike targeting Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Seven B-2 Spirit bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for an ~18-hour flight to Iran with mid-air refuelings, escorted by F-22 and F-35 fighters and electronic warfare support aircraft. The raid delivered 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator…
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