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 ...

A satellite equipped with infrared cameras led to an amazing discovery: archeologists were able to see, for the first time, some of Egypt’s long-buried pyramids. Find out how infrared scanning ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Journal of Applied Meteorology (1988-2005), Vol. 40, No. 11 (November 2001), pp. 2051-2067 (17 pages) ABSTRACT Radiance measurements from satellites offer the opportunity to retrieve atmospheric ...

The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite has begun delivering infrared imagery. The system will detect missile launches around the globe, improve intelligence ...

Researchers have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and ...

The United Launch Alliance plans to kick off its first mission of the year with the launch of its Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this evening. The vehicle will be sending an infrared ...

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

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 ...