The FOREST Series:
Final Integration

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Read about the different phases in satellite development OroraTech went through during their four final months of working on the FOREST mission.

The FOREST Series:
How To Build A Satellite

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FOREST stands for Forest Observation and Recognition Experimental Smallsat Thermal Detector – say that five times fast! The idea was to build a new generation hyperspectral thermal camera that is attached to a powerful processing unit.

Servus From Munich!

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New experts on board, first satellite launching, big things ahead – what have we been up to?

Münchner Merkur – Waldbrände: Münchner Start-up will Gefahr früher erkennen — „Jeder Kreis steht für einen Brandherd“

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Einmal in Fahrt, sind Waldbrände nicht mehr zu bändigen. Für wirksame Löschmaßnahmen braucht es ein wirksames Frühwarnsystem. So eines bietet das Münchner Start-up Ororatech an. Rupert Amann, Co-founder & Head of Satellite Development, mit OroraTech satellite München – „Es ist ein bisschen unaufgeräumt“, entschuldigt sich Rupert Amann. Doch der Raum im dritten Stock des Münchner […]

Space News – German startup raises funding for wildfire monitoring satellites

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WASHINGTON — A German startup has raised an initial funding round that will enable it to begin launching a constellation of satellites to detect wildfires. Orora Technologies, or OroraTech, announced June 1 it closed a Series A round worth 5.8 million euros ($7.1 million). Findus Venture and Ananda Impact Ventures led the round, with contributions […]