OroraTech, and Spire Global have been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of a wildfire monitoring satellite. The contract is the initial step towards building CSA’s planned WildFireSat mission, which aims to monitor all active wildfires in Canada from space on a daily basis.

Dr. Axel Roenneke is joining OroraTech’s management team to lead the global expansion and implement growth plans across new markets.

OroraTech, the industry leader in space-based thermal-infrared data intelligence, is announcing a technological breakthrough in fire monitoring and detection. The new on-orbit fire processing technology is able to detect and send fire notification alarms to customers via the multi-satellite link within just three minutes once the satellite has passed the affected area.

OroraTech is the first commercial company to have a thermal-infrared camera in space. With the fresh funding, OroraTech will launch a second thermal-infrared camera to expand its climate solutions portfolio.

A NewSpace intelligence startup has completed a review in its European Space Agency (ESA) InCubed Programme to deliver the CubeSat FOREST-3. This is a major milestone toward building and launching a multipurpose nanosatellite constellation for 30 min revisit by 2026.