Orbital Insight detected anomalies in automobile traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. When this image was captured on April 20, 2020, there were 1,131 cars on Beijing's 4th Ring Road, compared with 500 cars counted on March 1, 2020. Credit: Orbital Insight

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Space situational awareness company Privateer acquired geospatial data analysis firm Orbital Insight in a deal announced May 6.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...