China establishes VLEO industry alliance as satellites demonstrate sustained low-orbit operations
HELSINKI — China has established a national very low Earth orbit industry alliance, as multiple satellites demonstrate sustained…
Ke Tao, China’s remote sensing expert who was ‘devoted’ to national defence, dies at 48
China’s top remote sensing expert Ke Tao died from an illness on Wednesday at the age of 48,…
Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation
WASHINGTON — An Israeli space startup says it has found a way to extract high-resolution imagery from satellites…
From 88% to 9% – stark data shows US decline, China’s rise in remote sensing research
The year was 2015, and New York University professor Debra Laefer sat at her desk in Brooklyn reviewing…
Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit
HELSINKI — China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote…
Satellite imagery firms escalate warnings over budget cuts
WASHINGTON — U.S. satellite imagery providers are intensifying their warnings over proposed cuts to the National Reconnaissance Office’s…