Kuva Space is a Finnish New-Space startup that is building a hyperspectral satellite constellation for Earth observation. They aim to provide AI-driven insights and actionable data through their platform, focusing on land and water management, carbon emission monitoring, and climate action. Kuva Space has partnered with organizations like the ESA and the European Commission and their services cater to sectors like agriculture, security, and environmental monitoring. Key associated keywords include hyperspectral imaging, Earth observation, AI analytics, and satellite constellation.
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Kuva Space has been working to improve the spatial resolution of its hyperspectral imagers for commercial applications.
Kuva Space developed a tunable 2D-snapshot hyperspectral imager that produces high-quality hyperspectral data and offers application-optimized imaging modes.
Kuva Space plans to build and launch a larger constellation than its competitors to provide data and insights at a larger scale and frequency.
Kuva Space will launch its Hyperfield-1 microsatellite in November 2023.
Kuva Space can provide frequent hyperspectral measurements to support blue carbon capture monitoring and agricultural carbon offset verification.
Kuva Space was awarded a five-year commercial contract worth 5,000,000 EUR to be the sole provider of hyperspectral data services for the European Commission’s Copernicus Contributing Missions program.
Kuva Space operates a commercial smallsat constellation equipped with a patented hyperspectral camera capable of capturing scientific-grade data at scale.
Kuva Space will launch four Gen 2 microsatellites in 2024 as the initial stage of its planned constellation.
Kuva Space will launch four Gen2 smallsats in 2024 as the initial stage of its planned constellation.
Kuva Space will launch its Hyperfield-1 smallsat in November 2023.
Kuva Space has raised 6,500,000 EUR in total funding from Reaktor Ventures, Voima Ventures, Nordic Foodtech VC, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and public funding from ESA Philab and Business Finland.
Kuva Space launched cubesats in 2018 and 2021.
Kuva Space has raised €6.5M in total funding from Reaktor Ventures, Voima Ventures, Nordic Foodtech VC, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and public funding from ESA Philab and Business Finland.
Kuva Space’s planned constellation aims to deploy as many as 100 satellites by 2030 to measure the material composition of Earth targets sub-daily.
Kuva Space’s planned constellation aims to eventually deploy up to 100 satellites by 2030 to measure the material composition of any target on Earth on a sub-daily basis.
Kuva Space plans to deploy as many as 100 satellites by 2030.
Kuva Space plans to build a hyperspectral constellation of 100 nanosatellites to capture the molecular composition of materials at scale.
Kuva Space planned to launch its first commercial hyperspectral satellite in early 2023.
Kuva Space has provided commercial satellites to global partners through collaborations with the European Space Agency.
Kuva Space launched a double cubesat in 2018 to test its satellite platform and hyperspectral camera.