PlanetiQ launches GNOMES-11, adding a mid-inclination GNSS-RO satellite
PlanetiQ's GNOMES-11 reached orbit on 20 October, joining GNOMES-10 and adding tropical GNSS radio occultation sampling for NOAA forecast models.
Source: PlanetiQTopic
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PlanetiQ launches second GNSS-RO satellite in October, nearing 20,000 profiles a day
GNOMES-11 joins GNOMES-10 in orbit, adding tropical and mid-latitude radio occultation data and lifting PlanetiQ towards 20,000 profiles daily.
Source: PlanetiQ (via PR Newswire)
Marble Sat-1 to test laser downlink of Earth observation data from early 2027
Marble Sat-1, built by Reflex Aerospace with an Odysseus Space terminal, will demonstrate laser downlink of imagery at up to 10 Gbps after a Q1 2027 launch.
Source: Odysseus Space
Satellogic launches first Merlin satellite for daily one-metre global remapping
Merlin.01 and three NewSat satellites reached orbit on 1 October, starting a constellation meant to remap Earth daily at 1 m with onboard AI change detection.
Source: Satellogic
Uzbekistan's space agency courts African delegates for IAC 2028 in Samarkand
Uzcosmos says it wants many more African delegates at IAC 2028 and offers Earth observation cooperation, but visa access and IAF programming will decide turnout.
Source: Space in Africa
Marble Sat-1 to use Odysseus Space laser downlink for Earth observation data
Marble Imaging's first satellite will carry Odysseus Space's Cyclops laser terminal, built in by Reflex Aerospace, for launch in Q1 2027.
Source: Odysseus SpaceSenegalese engineer trains at ESA Academy for NINKI-NANKA Earth observation constellation
A SENSAT engineer was among 15 Africans selected for ESA Academy training on Earth observation satellite design, to support Senegal's NINKI-NANKA constellation.
Source: Tech Review Africa
UK Space Agency opens £2m grant call for satellite-based environmental intelligence
Grants of up to £400,000 per project are on offer for business-led pilots using satellite data for environmental monitoring and emissions verification; applications close 11 December.
Source: UK Space Agency (GOV.UK)
SpaceX Q3: Starlink reaches 13.6 million subscribers as AI revenue overtakes connectivity
Starlink added 1.6 million subscribers in Q3 to reach 13.6 million, but SpaceX's AI business now earns more than its connectivity arm.
Source: Via Satellite
University of Sydney maps and classifies Martian soils into 2,000 classes
A University of Sydney PhD student has built a 2,000-class soil classification and map covering 92 per cent of Mars from orbital data and models.
Source: University of Sydney