OroraTech has successfully launched the world’s first wildfire constellation of eight satellites, built jointly by OroraTech and Spire Global, from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. This constellation will provide real-time wildfire detection and change the way satellites will be used in fighting the growing wildfire problem. For the first time, sensor data will be available during the crucial time in the afternoon and at night, a time when fires rage the hottest and firefighters need the most support. No other data from public thermal satellites is available during these critical periods of the day.
Dr. Martin Langer, CEO & CTO of OroraTech, said: “This is a new era of combating wildfires. We are fulfilling our mission to provide heroes on the ground with the insights they need to save lives, land, and property. By filling this gap, we are providing information that the firefighting community has been requesting for decades. I want to thank the entire OroraTech team and our partners Spire Global and Rocket Lab for their commitment and hard work in making this unprecedented achievement possible.”
With its new constellation, OroraTech will bring to its global customer base two world firsts: wildfire information in real-time time alerting users on the ground within minutes and wide coverage with high-resolution sensors that spot fires as small as 4m x 4m. This provides first responders, governments, and fire organizations with unprecedented situational awareness at every stage of the fire.
Spire Global built and integrated the satellites with OroraTech’s thermal imager and processing systems, highlighting their ongoing collaboration in the fight against wildfires. This constellation expands the OroraTech satellite network, adding eight more satellites to the existing network of over 25+ integrated satellites. The Rocket Lab launch mission, named “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You,” saw the Electron rocket deliver the eight satellites into a 550km orbit.
OroraTech’s satellites provide continuous global coverage, circling the Earth multiple times a day, gathering high-resolution data. This data is uploaded into the company’s Wildfire Solution platform to display the location, size, and spread of a fire. By integrating many different satellites and data sources, OroraTech ensures a continuous flow of new fire data to be sent directly to their user base of over 500+ users worldwide.
OroraTech is already set to grow its network of satellites quickly, with another eight satellites launching at the end of 2025. This provides even more coverage of wildfires, giving more frequent updates to emergency responders and other customers.
About OroraTech
OroraTech is a global intelligence-as-a-service company leveraging thermal data for a sustainable Earth. Their Wildfire Solution platform is powered by high-resolution thermal data from its proprietary and public satellite system, which is trusted worldwide for revolutionizing wildfire detection. Since 2022, OroraTech has established a comprehensive global satellite network, delivering real-time situational awareness and prompt risk alerts. The cutting-edge system detects fires of any scale, day or night, ensuring timely action. Founded in 2018, OroraTech is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Greece, and the United States. A dedicated team of over 140 experts is committed to delivering innovative solutions for a sustainable future. To learn more, visit ororatech.com
About Spire Global, Inc.
Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has nine offices across the U.S., Canada, UK,
Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore. To learn more, visit spire.com
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