OroraTech was founded in 2018 as a spinoff of the Technical University of Munich.
No doubt it makes a lot of sense for other startups who may not have the capital - or the business interest - in building out their own spacecraft, operations and ground infrastructure. Axel Roenneke, OroraTech’s chief commercial officer, said the subscription service was “invaluable” in helping the company rapidly reach space. The partnership is one example of Spire’s “space-as-a-service” subscription model, which essentially lets participating organizations quickly operate payload in space using Spire’s existing services and spacecraft. Insights collected will benefit not only first responders but also the insurance and energy sectors The satellites will not just monitor active wildfires according to a press release, they will also identify areas at risk of wildfires, areas that OroraTech says are increasing due to climate change. This new fleet of eight satellites will expand upon this work. They leverage Spire’s satellite platform, integration services and ground station and OroraTech’s thermal-infrared optical temperature monitor. Two satellites, called Forest Observation (Forest)-1 and Recognition Experimental Smallsat Thermal Detector (Forest-2) are already in orbit. This is not the first collaboration between the two firms. Today, the two companies announced that they would put a constellation of eight global temperature and wildfire-monitoring satellites into orbit by mid-2024. But despite the billions of dollars that each government pours into fighting fires, first responders are still in need of real-time wildfire detection and monitoring data.Įnter Spire Global and OroraTech. The past few wildfire seasons in the United States and Canada have been some of the most memorable - and dangerous - on record.
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