Officina Stellare has signed a new contract for a total of approximately 1 million euros with ISI – ImageSat International for an innovative, multi-spectral, optical payload intended for very high resolution imaging of the Earth’s surface from LEO.

The company will supply a very high resolution, multi-spectral, optical payload, that will operate in the visible and near infrared wavelengths, with the intention of providing 50 cm resolution — delivery is scheduled to occur by Q4 2022. The orbital imaging system will be created with the contribution of the optical instrument expertise of Officina Stellare, thereby creating an innovative set of monitoring and intelligence services that the customer will then be able to offer to end users, inaugurating a new range of products.

ISI-ImageSat International brings more than 20 years’ experience in space based intelligence, providing geospatial intelligence solutions and services based on the EROS NG (Next Generation) EO satellite constellation. ISI is part of an exclusive group of companies that operate ultra-high resolution, EO satellite constellations that are serving Governments, Institutions, Defense & Security organizations and Commercial customers with unique, mission-critical intelligence capabilities.

The very high resolution images that will be captured by the space telescope designed and built by Officina Stellare will guarantee a Ground Sampled Distance (GSD) of 50 cm per pixel — that represents a giant leap forward when compared to existing payloads that are currently on-orbit.

Officina Stellare has long been a qualified supplier of optical systems for commercial and institutional EO programs at high and very high resolution, this being an area wherein the company has been meeting the needs of New Space Economy customers for years. The company includes all of the significant steps of the production process, from design to functional testing of the system, passing through manufacturing and the integration of optical and mechanical components.

Gino Bucciol, Head of Business Development and Officina Stellare Co-Founder, said, “We are very happy with this achievement, obtained after a long technical negotiation with the customer, which began before the pandemic event and passed unscathed through this delicate, world moment. We are particularly pleased with two aspects: on the one hand, Officina Stellare qualities have been recognized in terms of design as well as the management of the entire production cycle, thereby guaranteeing very high quality standards, as well as with the efficiency, risks mitigation, time-to-market and economic competitiveness of their work. On the other hand, thanks to the Space Factory, and as envisaged by the strategic plan, the industrial growth of Officina Stellare has been confirmed. It has become an important player in the market of high-tech aerospace components as well as for complete systems for imaging, integrating internal products with third party subsystems, as represented, in this case, by focal plane devices.”

“This is a major milestone in the long lasting cooperation between both companies and a testimony to our confidence in the technology and talent of Officina Stellare”, said Noam Segal, Chief Executive Officer of ISI. He continued, “ISI intends to deploy a large scale constellation of earth-observation satellites, so I have no doubt, that this payload is just the first of many to come.”

Within the New Space Economy, the tools for Earth imaging represent one of the most important products and strong growth is expected. The images produced are, in fact, enabling numerous applications based on the analysis of the information contained in the images themselves and in their temporal evolution. This signed contract allows Officina Stellare to strengthen its presence in this rapidly expanding market, thanks to the unqiue skills built up over the years.

Taiwan is stepping up its efforts to tap into the global aerospace market, with a focus on developing a specific kind of satellite, Minister of Science and Technology, Wu Tsung-tsong, said on July 6.

The development of LEO satellites are particularly worth pursuing for Taiwan, Wu said in an interview with the Central News Agency, referring to orbits with a maximum altitude of 2,000 km. “It is an opportunity Taiwan definitely cannot afford to miss,” he said. Such satellites, which are often deployed in constellations, have a relatively short life cycle of two to four years compared with larger ones and, therefore, offer more of an opportunity for Taiwanese businesses, he said.

LEO satellites are crucial to the development of the Internet of Things (IoT), which has been pursued by global technology and communications heavyweights. LEO communications satellites, which are relatively inexpensive, can be launched in large enough numbers to economically provide sufficient bandwidth for data transmission rates that IoT applications require, he said. This means that there is a high-demand sector that no longer relies on highly advanced technology only affordable to superpowers, Wu said, adding that the sector has a relatively low market threshold that countries like Taiwan can explore. Taiwan hopes to one day manufacture its own LEO satellites, he said.

The government this year launched a four-year, NT$4 billion ($142.83 million) project with the aim of launching its first LEO communications satellite in 2025.

In the meantime, Taiwan can capitalize on its years of experience as an original equipment manufacturer to become part of the LEO satellite supply chain, National Space Organization Acting Director-General, Yu Shiann-jeng, said.

About a dozen Taiwanese companies — including Microelectronics Technology Inc., Win Semiconductors and Kinpo Electronics — are providing components and ground-based reception equipment for SpaceX, Yu said. With maturer technology and more experience, Taiwanese firms could extend their reach to provide more comprehensive modules with greater added value, he said.

Also expected to help is the Space Development Promotion Act, which was promulgated at the end of May. The act, which regulates the nation’s space-based activities, shows the world Taiwan’s ambition to carve out its own niche in the space economy, Wu said. The Act covers four areas — setting principles of development that are aligned with international space laws, regulating space-based activities to ensure safety, establishing rocket launch sites and promoting industrial development, Wu said. The ministry is designated as the regulator of the sector and will establish a dedicated agency to deal with related affairs, he said.

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GHGSat has completed the second tranche of a funding round initiated in 2020, thereby closing its total Series B funding at $45 million — the company has raised more than $70 million since its inception in 2011.

GHGSat is accelerating its growth and this additional funding will allow it to expand its GHG emission detection array to 10 satellites and 3 aircraft sensors by 2023. The second tranche of Series B funding was, once again, supported by the Government of Québec through Investissement Québec, OGCI Climate Investments and Space Capital, reaffirming their trust in GHGSat’s business model and technological capability.

The Montréal-based company is at the forefront of the commercial exploitation of data from space using smallsats has has selected to address the pressing need for data on greenhouse gas emissions in order to help industries and governments develop appropriate solutions to tackle environmental challenges.

According to the company, GHGSat is the only organization in the world capable of detecting methane emissions from sources 100 times smaller than those detected by other satellites by using a resolution 100 times greater than other systems, using small satellites. This means that GHGSat can identify and quantify methane emissions from point sources as small as individual oil and gas wells.

Since September of 2020, GHGSat has successfully deployed two satellites into orbit, including Hugo, launched in January of 2021 with SpaceX Transporter 1 rideshare. The data collected by these satellites are now being used by industrial site operators, governments and regulators with whom GHGSat partners to help them better understand their carbon footprint and take the necessary measures to reduce it.

In June of 2021, GHGSat also launched SPECTRA, an emissions data management portal designed to monitor, analyze, and report emissions information. The tool seamlessly incorporates GHGSat’s high-resolution data with client information to provide operators with a complete view of emission risks, thus contributing to a better approach to ESG accountability for users.

The company has also developed PULSE, a map of global methane concentrations that offers the highest resolution currently available, free of cost. Together, these tools contribute to the ongoing debate surrounding these highly problematic emissions, which Canada has committed to reducing by 40-45% by 2025.

GHGSat has recently been recognized several times as one of the most innovative companies in the world, including by renowned media brand Fast Company magazine and was the only Quebec-based company awarded by Fast Company in 2021. In addition, for the second time in its history, GHGSat was proudly featured among the winners of the 41st edition of the Mercuriades awards organized by the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ). The company won the Mercury prize as Company of the Year, as well as in the Technological Innovation category of this prestigious business competition.

“Our success over the past few years is built on the combined talents of our team, which has grown from 30 to 100 people in the past 12 months. This team has worked tirelessly – despite the pandemic – to deliver global emissions detection solutions. It is extremely gratifying to see our efforts recognized and supported by our investors,” said Stephane Germain, GHGSat CEO.

“The GHGSat project is a great example of technological innovation that is helping to propel the Quebec space sector and Quebec engineering to the forefront of the fight against climate change. Our government is proud to support this type of initiative to build a greener, more prosperous province,” said Eric Girard, Minister of Finance and Minister of Economy and Innovation.

Modularity Space and Orbital Transports now have a partnership to create a reusable ecosystem of suppliers, manufacturers and rideshare opportunities for payloads — by combining mission planning and supply chain management services provided by Orbital Transports with reusable spacecraft engineering from Modularity Space, the companies can offer affordable opportunities for payloads to get to orbit with a full, turn-key, mission package. The combined service provides an easy on-ramp to space for payload types ranging from technology demonstration and qualification missions to full constellation-scale deployments.

With flights starting in 2022, Modularity Space is mass producing reusable satellites and renting them to space companies for use in hosting their technology. Much like an apartment rental, customers pay a deposit before move-in and then pay monthly throughout the duration of their mission. Space companies can now benefit from rapid manufacturing timelines, affordable financing to get to space, and the reliability that comes from effective on-orbit satellite servicing.

“We’re over the Moon to partner with Modularity Space to deliver reusable satellites,” said David Hurst, CEO of Orbital Transports. “As a space logistics provider, Orbital Transports delivers complete small satellite programs from initial concept through completed mission. Under the agreement with Modularity Space, Orbital Transports will provide mission services, including systems engineering, design, development, payload testing and integration; and supply chain management services including smallsat products and services procurement, delivery schedule monitoring, product quality assessment, regulatory review, and shipping logistics. “If you want to put a payload in space or even deploy instruments in a constellation, there’s no longer any reason to build your own satellite. Let us handle the space logistics of getting you there so you can focus on your primary mission objectives.”

“Our partnership with Orbital Transports signifies a major milestone in the transition to reusable space as we are enabling standardization, automation, and mass production of reusable space systems,” said Scott Weintraub, CEO of Modularity Space. “By partnering with Orbital Transports, leveraging their expertise, and building a constellation of satellites designed to be serviced in space, and then renting the space on each satellite in the constellation, space companies can build an entire constellation of sensors in space, without ever having to build an actual satellite. Combine this with the space tug companies coming online in search of spacecraft to service in space, and together, Modularity Space and Orbital Transports are enabling a reusable space ecosystem to be born.”

Orbital Transports is bringing the smallsat supply chain online with the SmallSat Catalog, a digital portal showcasing products and services from some of the industry’s most innovative and reliable companies. The SmallSat Catalog is a one-stop shop for all your smallsat supply chain needs, and features CubeSat and smallsat buses, COTS nanosatellite hardware components, ground station services, satellite servicing and refueling technologies, development and test equipment, space biotech experiment modules, and more. The SmallSat Catalog provides a convenient go-to resource to check out the latest and greatest that the smallsat industry has to offer.

Planet Labs Inc. (“Planet”) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with dMY Technology Group, under which Planet will become a publicly-traded company. Upon closing, the combined company will retain the Planet name and be listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “PL.”

The transaction values Planet at a post-transaction equity value of approximately $2.8 billion.Planet has a proven track record of success, generating more than $100 million in revenue in its last fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, and currently serves more than 600 customers across 65 countries, for example:

• In agriculture, Planet’s data helps farmers increase crop yields and revenue, decrease costs such as fertilizer use, and adopt sustainable agriculture practices.
• Governmental organizations use Planet’s data to increase global security and transparency by monitoring threats, responding to emergencies, and enforcing local permitting.
• In forestry, Planet’s data is used to measure and stop deforestation and to monitor sustainability initiatives.
• In mapping, Planet’s imagery helps keep digital maps up to date as the world changes, whether through environmental effects or urban development.Planet delivers a unique data set: a daily scan of Earth’s entire landmass.

This data systematically and consistently documents change across the planet on a daily basis. Planet largely operates a subscription-based business model in which customers purchase proprietary data feeds. Planet views its one-to-many model as differentiated, as the data andanalytics can be sold multiple times to multiple customers, enabling high profit margins. Through this transaction, Planet will invest to accelerate its growth by further expanding into existing and new markets, as well as building additional software and machine-learning-enabled data products and solutions.

“At Planet our goal is to use space to help life on Earth. We have this huge new dataset — an image of the entire Earth landmass every day — which we serve up via a Bloomberg-like terminal for Earth data, making it simple to consume and expanding reach to potentially millions of users across dozens of verticals,” said Planet CEO and Co-founder, Will Marshall. “As the world shifts to a more sustainable 2economy and more companies and governments settheir sustainability and ESG goals, the first step in achieving these objectives is measurement. Planet’s daily, global data is foundational to making that transition. We’re excited to reach this important milestone of taking Planet public to significantly accelerate our mission, and to be doing so with dMY and other great investors.”

“We believe Planet is a new kind of data company, delivering mission-critical insights and solutions to some of the world’s most influential companies and governmental organizations,” said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of dMY IV. “The Company’s daily, global dataset is impressive and we believe serves as the foundation of a rapidly growing and scalable data-as-a-service subscription business, which we believe is poised for significant growth as data increasingly becomes the fuel that powers the global economy. When you combine their visionary leadership team, talented workforce, vast dataset and transformational technology, it’s an indication that Planet is on a path to become one of the most consequential companies in a generation.”

“Global sustainability requires data and analytics for global action,” said Marc Benioff. “Planet, and its key initiatives like Carbon Mapper, deliver radical transparency on our rapidly changing climate.”

The company stated that their data is critical to enabling decisions for many companies as they undergo the data-driven digital transformation. Within governments and across the broader economy, Planet’s daily information feeds are helping to define new methods to monitor resources and account for environmental assets, which is foundational for the ESG transition to enabling a sustainable economy. The company’s data is optimized for machine learning and delivered via a cloud-native platform, transforming the way companies and governments leverage satellite data and derived products,and delivering insights on a daily basis.

This powerful dataset is collected by a fleet of about 200 satellites — the largest EO satellite fleet ever — which Planet designs, builds, and operates in house. This constellation captures over 3 million images per day, covering over 300 million square kilometers and generating approximately 25 terabytes of data per day. With this data captured and archived every day, Planet has an extensive catalogue of high-resolution Earth images — more than 1,500 on average for every point on the Earth’s land mass — providing the ability to go back through time and analyze historical change as well as fuel powerful machine learning applications.P

This transaction values Planet at a post-transaction equity value of approximately$2.8 billion. Existing Planet stockholders will retain 77% ownership in the pro forma company and may receive up to an additional 27 million new Planet shares, depending on the performance of the share price during the five year period following the closing. Concurrently, with the consummation of the transaction, additional investors have committed to participate in the proposed business combination by purchasing shares of Class Acommon stock of dMY IVin a private placement (the “PIPE”). The $200 million PIPE investment is led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, with participation from Koch Strategic Platforms, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, and Google.

After paying transaction expenses and paydown of Planet’s existing debt, the balance of the $345 million in cash held in dMY IV’s trust account (assuming no redemptions), together with the approximately $200 million in PIPE proceeds, will be used to fund operations and support new and existing growth initiatives. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by dMY IV’s Board of Directors and Planet’s Board of Directors, is expected to close later this year, subject to approval by dMY IV’s and Planet’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions.

Planet’s management team, led by CEO,Co-Founder and Chair, Will Marshall, and Chief Strategy Officer,Co-Founder and Director, Robbie Schingler, CFO/COO Ashley Johnson and President, Product and Business Strategy, Kevin Weil, will continue to lead the public company following the transaction. Additionally, dMY IV will nominate one director to serve on the board of directors of the public company following the transaction, with such director being reasonably acceptable to Planet.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Planet. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Needham & Company, LLC are acting as financial advisors to dMY IV. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as co-lead placement agents for dMY IV in connection with the PIPE transaction. Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal advisor to Planet. White & Case LLP is serving as legal advisor to dMY IV.`

Nettar Group, Inc. (“Satellogic” or the “Company”) and CF Acquisition Corp. V (Nasdaq: CFV) (“CFAC V”), a SPAC sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald, have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in Satellogic becoming a publicly traded company.

The transaction is expected to be completed early during the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. After closing, Satellogic will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol SATL.

Using their proven technology at scale, Satellogic will be positioned to remap the Earth daily in high resolution and at an affordable price-point, fundamentally changing the way people access and use satellite data. The Company’s patented camera design captures 10 times more data from a single satellite than any other EO smallsat.

Satellogic currently has 17 commercial satellites on-orbit, including four that were launched on June 30. At 70 centimeters per pixel, the company stated that the high-resolution images of Earth produced by their satellites add up to more capacity than the next four competitors combined. Each satellite collects approximately 300,000 sq km of data per day and produces full-motion videos(FMV) o fas much aso two minutes in length.

Satellogic was founded to help solve some of the greatest challenges of our time: resource utilization and distribution. From tradeoffs between food, energy and water supplies, to monitoring the impacts of natural disasters, global health and humanitarian crises in the midst of a looming climate emergency; access to a continually refreshed source of global, high-quality data is critical to confronting some of the world’s most crucial issues.

Satellogic designs and manufactures every core component that goes into creating and manufacturing their satellites. This vertical integration provides a significant cost advantage, enabling the firm to produce and launch satellites for less than one-tenth the cost of their competitors, which buy components and use third-party assemblers.These capabilities also result in shorter R&D cycles as well as the ability to efficiently scale, all the while maintaining overall quality. By comparison, Satellogic is achieving more than 60 times better unit economics than the firm’s closest peers in the NewSpace sector, and more than 100 times better unit economics than legacy competitors.

Satellogic recently signed a multiple-launch agreement with SpaceX to deploy the full constellation of 300+ satellites, which is expected to completed by 2025. Once fully deployed, Satellogic will be the only company capable of remapping the world at resolutions as high as 30 centimeters and at the frequency required to address virtually all commercial applications.

On July 5, 2021, Satellogic entered into a definitive merger agreement with CFAC V. The transaction reflects an implied pro forma enterprise value of $850 million for Satellogic, representing a multiple of approximately 1.1x projected revenue of approximately $800 million by 2025.

The transaction is expected to result in cash on the balance sheet of up to approximately $274 million, after transaction expenses and debt repayment, through the contribution of up to $250 million of cash held in CFAC V’s trust account (assuming no redemptions by CFAC V’s public stockholders), and a concurrent PIPE offering of $100 million led by SoftBank’s SBLA Advisers Corp. and Cantor Fitzgerald, among other top-tier institutional investors.

The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Satellogic and CFAC V, is subject to approval by CFAC V’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions.

Emiliano Kargieman, CEO & Co-Founder of Satellogic, said, “Since our founding, Satellogic has been committed to our mission of democratizing access to geospatial data to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Today’s transaction is a significant milestone and brings us one step closer to fulfilling that goal. The merger will allow us to continue building out our constellation of satellites and maintain our position as a global leader in sub-meter imagery. Satellogic is poised to be the only company capable of remapping the world daily at the sub-meter resolution necessary to address commercial applications affordably. We are grateful to our talented and ambitious team who have developed best-in-class technology, a strong track record of delivering satellites to orbit, and the ability to scale at near-zero marginal cost.”

Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman & CEO of CFAC V and Cantor Fitzgerald said, “Satellogic is uniquely positioned to dominate the Earth Observation industry. Its technology, data, and analytics have vast use cases across countless industries. Imagine insurance companies being able to document disaster damage in real-time detail remotely. Or an app providing direct daily satellite data to a farmer about the best time to harvest crops. Or bringing live documentation of deforestation or rising sea levels to policymakers to drive the discussion around climate change. The possibilities are limitless. We are excited to partner with Emiliano and the rest of the Satellogic team as they endeavor to build and launch 300+ satellites in the constellation and unlock the significant opportunity for commercial applications to enable smarter global decision-making.”

On Thursday, July 1, OneWeb launched 36 additional broadband, internet satellites aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia and RUAG Space built the satellite dispenser, which functions as an interface between the Soyuz rocket and satellites.

The dispenser will deposit the 36 satellites safely into space, bringing the constellation on-orbit from the 218 to 254 in number.

Airbus OneWeb Satellites—a joint venture between OneWeb and Airbus—is OneWeb’s industrial partner and leads the design and manufacturing of OneWeb’s fleet of satellites. The RUAG Space dispensers for OneWeb are built in Linköping, Sweden. Each dispenser has a 1.7 meter central cylinder structure and a height of 5.5 metres.

RUAG Space also manufactures the OneWeb satellite back-bone (structure) in Titusville, Florida. The structures are manufactured using the Automated Potting Process, a production method that uses a pick and place machine to rapidly position special inserts filled with adhesive into the satellite structure’s sandwich panels.

RUAG Space produces the multi-layer thermal insulation which protects the OneWeb satellites against the cold and heat in space from approximately minus 150°C to plus 150°C (-238 degrees F to 302 degrees F). The insulation consists of several layers of metal-evaporated polyimide film.

RUAG Space in Austria also built handle equipment and transport containers. The high-tech, custom satellite containers are used to transport the assembled OneWeb satellites from Florida to the launch sites. The containers are equipped with a specifically designed damping system and climate-control.

“Our dispenser is super-light and includes state-of-the-art technology to safely place the satellites in orbit,” said Holger Wentscher, Senior Vice President Product Group Launchers at RUAG Space.

NSR’s latest report, Global Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Markets, 11th Edition, sees post-pandemic rebound driven by constellations, innovative technologies and new services offerings.

During the next 10 years, satellite manufacturing and launch order volumes reach nearly 24,700. Upcoming deadlines for international regulatory filings, strong investments from public and private investors, and the associated capacity influx by Non-GEO HTS will drive significant orders and launches through 2030.

“With several ambitious and well-funded programs aiming to meet international deadlines under immense financial pressures, constellations will drive satellite manufacturing and launch volumes,” states NSR Principal Analyst and report lead author, Dallas Kasaboski. “While larger GEO satellites take on more complexity via software-defined and multi-mission payloads, other applications, such as In-Orbit Servicing (IoS), Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and IoT drive additional market growth.”

“The demand for new types of spacecraft and services in-orbit is increasing,” adds NSR Analyst and co-author Hussain Bokhari. “The drive for SSA continues, focusing on protection of assets via more satellites for Gov/Mil customers. Meanwhile, research and development satellites will help smaller players enter the market.”

Commercialization of crew and cargo flights also see a positive market outlook. Regardless of the forthcoming ISS decommissioning, Crew and Cargo missions dominate the Launch Market, generating the most revenue over the next decade, with private operators increasingly in the foreground.

As governments and private companies pick up pace, the Beyond Earth and Deep Space Exploration markets will be greenfield opportunities. Upcoming deadlines for international regulatory filings, strong investments from private investors, and the associated capacity influx by Non-GEO HTS will drive significant levels of orders and launches through 2030.

AAC Clyde Space has received a 135 kUSD order to continue operating the SeaHawk-1 satellite from the company’s Operations Center in Glasgow, Scotland, for a further 12 months.

The satellite, launched in 2018 is part of a partnership between the University of North Carolina Wilmington and NASA, observes the changing biology of the ocean surface and features a compact, multi-spectral camera (HawkEye) developed by Cloudland Instruments. The images captured by the camera are used to analyze the color of the ocean and thus determine the quality of the water.

The satellite is operated from AAC Clyde Space’s Glasgow Operations Center, with instrument data downloaded to NASA Wallops facility, through the satellite’s X-band downlink. The data is integrated into NASA’s SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) and is distributed worldwide. Initially, Operations will focus on providing free access to all data that has been collected and processed from mid-April 2021 to the International Ocean Color Community. The satellite is expected to produce around 100 images per week. Data generated enables a greater understanding of the marine food chain, oceanic climate, fisheries and pollution phenomena, enabling to support the health and sustainability of our oceans.

SeaHawk-1, a 3U cubesat, is a follow-on mission from the highly successful SeaWiFS (Sea-Viewing Wide field-of-View Sensor) mission, launched in 1997. For more than 20 years, SeaHawk-1 has been able to replicate the performance of the SeaWiFS mission except it is approximately 100 times smaller and lighter and, therefore, more economical, ensuring long term viability of high-quality science missions.

Under agreement with the Moore Foundation, all Hawkeye imagery will be made available free of charge via the NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) on NASA’s Ocean Color Web at https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov which has been extended to handle HawkEye data. In addition, NASA’s free, comprehensive, software package for the processing, display and analysis of ocean color data known as SeaDAS (https://seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov/) has been updated to include the support for HawkEye.

“It has been quite an experience working with Clyde Space on the design, construction, launch, commissioning, and now operations of SeaHawk-1. As our partners at Clyde Space said when we started on this venture, this satellite is arguably one of the most sophisticated 3U Cubesats ever conceived. We have just commissioned a satellite the size of a shoebox that’s travelling at 7.5 km/s, at an altitude of about 600km with a better downlink rate than the broadband into my house providing scientific quality data on ocean ecology,” said John M. Morrison, UNCW Principal Investigator.

“AAC Clyde Space are delighted to continue to support the SeaHawk-1 mission. Academia, government agencies and industry are joining forces like never before to improve environmental surveillance and generate reliable data, filling in the gaps of our understanding for informed decision making. SeaHawk-1 is a prime example of this, Sustained Ocean Color Monitoring is vital to understanding the marine ecosystem and in turn climate change,” said AAC Clyde Space CEO, Luis Gomes.

The next Arianespace mission is planned from Vostochny Cosmodrome with Soyuz on July 1 to deliver 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit, bringing that company’s total fleet to 254 satellites in LEO.

This 58th Soyuz mission conducted by Arianespace and their Starsem affiliate will be the fifth launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome and represents OneWeb’s eighth launch overall. By operating ST33 flight, Arianespace will have placed into orbit to allow OneWeb to deliver connectivity services in Canada, U.K., Northern Europe, Alaska and the Arctic regions by the year’s end.

The mission will have a total duration of three hours and 51 minutes and will include nine separations of four satellites, which will raise themselves to their operational orbit.

This launch will mark the completion of OneWeb’s ‘Five to 50’ ambition to bring into orbit the satellites required to enable connectivity services to the 50th parallel. OneWeb’s launch campaign will continue thereafter as the firm works toward delivering global service next year.

OneWeb’s constellation will deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity services to a wide range of customer sectors that include aviation, maritime, backhaul services, as well as governments, emergency response services and more. Central to its purpose, OneWeb seeks to bring connectivity to every location where fiber cannot reach, and in doing so, bridge the digital divide.

Once deployed, the OneWeb constellation will enable user terminals that are capable of offering 3G, LTE, 5G and Wi-Fi coverage, providing high-speed access globally – by air, sea and land.

OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between OneWeb and Airbus Defence and Space, is the constellation’s prime contractor. The satellites were built thanks to a satellite manufacturing process that can build as many as two satellites a day on a series production line that is dedicated to the assembly, integration and testing of the satellites.