An artist’s conception shows a GOES-R series satellite. (NASA Photo) Two months after its launch, the main imaging instrument on a next-generation weather satellite is experiencing problems with its ...

In 2024, ABB’s infrared camera on board Hydrosat’s VanZyl-1 satellite sucessfully generated thermal imaging to support data to help governments and private sector stakeholders to address water stress ...

A new NASA-led study found that the increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could ruin up to 96% of images from ...

PARIS — Infrared sensor manufacturer Sofradir has seen its satellite business more than double in the past few years as Earth observation spacecraft prices reduce and more governments are able to ...

North Korea uses thermal cladding on important facilities to block radiation of heat and prevent heat loss. The regime ...

The sensor is designed for the Epoch satellite constellation. Credit: L3Harris L3Harris’s missile-tracking infrared satellite payload has passed its preliminary design review (PDR). The sensor is ...

Journal of Applied Meteorology (1962-1982), Vol. 5, No. 2 (April 1966), pp. 189-197 (9 pages) The assumptions inherent in the determination of cloud top heights and areal coverage of clouds from ...

The United States satellite images displayed are infrared (IR) images. Warmest (lowest) clouds are shown in white; coldest (highest) clouds are displayed in shades of yellow, red, and purple. Imagery ...

Lockheed Martin has been given the go-ahead to build the fourth geosynchronous (GEO-4) satellite that will form a key part of the US Air Force’s Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) program. SBIRS is ...

ABSTRACT Within cumulus cloud fields that develop in conditionally unstable air masses, only a fraction of the cumuli may eventually develop into deep convection. Identifying which of these convective ...

Will the next great cosmic discovery be erased by a broadband satellite?” A new NASA led study warns that the accelerating ...