Esper Satellite Imagery, founded in 2019, is a Melbourne-based space technology startup that builds and operates a constellation of satellites equipped with hyperspectral sensors. These sensors capture hundreds of wavelengths of light, beyond what the human eye can see, to detect the chemical composition of the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Esper provides this imagery data to businesses for applications in agriculture, cleantech, carbon capture, environmental monitoring, and sustainable mining, with the aim of making industries reliant on the earth's resources more sustainable. Their major product is the EarthTones platform which delivers real-time, site-specific hyperspectral imagery data. Key partners include SkyWatch, Array Labs, Space Machines Company, and Spiral Blue.
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In December 2024, Loft Orbital partnered with Esper to fly next-generation hyperspectral sensors on Loft satellites.
Shoaib Iqbal founded Esper Satellite Imagery in 2021 while studying space science at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Esper Satellite Imagery specializes in hyperspectral mapping using near-infrared Earth observation satellites that capture hundreds of color bands.
Esper launched its hyperspectral camera OTR-2 into orbit in August on a Dhruva Space satellite platform.
Esper raised $3.1 million in its seed round in March.
Messium's network will use capacity from various commercial hyperspectral data providers including Wyvern, Planet, Pixxel, Open Cosmos, and Esper.
Esper is collaborating with Loft Orbital to fly the first Four Leaf Clover hyperspectral sensors on upcoming Loft satellites.
Esper selected Loft Orbital as its space infrastructure provider to integrate, launch, and operate hyperspectral missions.
Then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper directed a new approach in 2020 and solicited bids from states for the U.S. Space Command basing process.
Esper Satellite Imagery is an Australian company building hyperspectral sensors to reveal Earth’s geology.
From early March 2020 through January 2021 the Air Force implemented a revised basing process at the direction of then Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that culminated in the selection of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
Mark Esper became secretary of the Army in 2017 and was sworn in as secretary of defense in July 2019.
Only Jim Mattis and Mark Esper were confirmed by the Senate as secretaries of defense under Trump.
President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on November 9.
Mark Esper clashed with the White House over the renaming of military bases named after Confederate leaders.
The BECA signing is very likely to take place during the two-plus-two dialogue on 2020-10-26–27 between Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister S. Jaishankar and US counterparts Mark Esper and Mike Pompeo.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper presided over a change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado on 2020-08-20.
Space Force planning teams have been working on new uniform designs, a Space Force logo, and a Space Force seal, and details were briefed to President Trump on 2020-01-15 by Gen. John Raymond, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper reported the extent of damage from the 2020-01-07 missile attack was still being analyzed while noting the warning system was activated and performed as intended.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper intends to maintain the broad goals of the 2018 National Defense Strategy to work closely with allies and modernize the U.S. military to outpace China and Russia.