In this Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN (D/EOP) at the European Space Agency (ESA) at the 15th European Space Conference in Brussels. This conference is one of the very important yearly high-level gatherings of the key stakeholders of the European space domain in the Egmont Palace in Brussels under the 2023 theme “Securing the Future of Europe in Space”.
Read More »Arianespace wins contract to launch Sentinel-1C satellite on Vega-C
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Sentinel-1C in the first half of 2023 on Vega-C, Arianespace said. The 2.3-tonne satellite, will be deployed in a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 690 km.
Read More »ESA wants to accelerate Europe’s access to space
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to accelerate the use of space in Europe with an annual budget of € 7.15 billion, the agency said. The largest envelopes are invested in Earth Observation (€ 1.6 billion), Navigation (€ 1.5 billion), and Space Transportation (€ 1 billion). Copernicus suffers a budget shortfall of € 750 million due to the withdrawal of the UK.
Read More »Eumetsat signs €735 million Sentinel contract with European Commission
Eumetsat, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, extends its ocean and atmosphere monitoring and becomes the largest operator of Copernicus’ Sentinel satellite missions. The European Commission signed the Copernicus.2 contract with Eumetsat, a €735 million, seven-year agreement to entrust the agency with the operation and exploitation of Sentinel.
Read More »ESA choses Harmony for its next Earth Explorer mission
ESA choses Harmony twin concept for its next Earth Explorer
Read More »Copernicus Sentinel-6 launched to observe our oceans
Copernicus Sentinel-6 launched to observe our oceans
Read More »ESA awards €1.33 billion to Thales and Airbus for Copernicus
ESA awards €1.33 billion to Thales and Airbus for Copernicus
Read More »Europe’s EDRS-C Space Data Highway Satellite Ready For Operations
The second satellite in the European Data Relay System (EDRS) has reached its intended orbit and completed its in-orbit tests.
Read More »Europe’s SpaceDataHighway EDRS-C Ready To Launch In July 2019
The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as the European Data Relay System - EDRS), will be launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East on 24 July 2019 by an Ariane 5 launcher.
Read More »DigitalGlobe Commercially Releases GBDX Notebooks Enabling Customers to Access Insight from Imagery
DigitalGlobe has released a selection of GBDX NoteBooks that will give different customer groups access to a wealth of valuable information from across the company’s Geospatial Big Data platform (GBDX) and is also offering a selection of tutorials on how to use them.
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