Constellr is a German NewSpace company specializing in space-based thermal intelligence, providing high-precision land surface temperature (LST) data. They are developing a constellation of microsatellites, including the HiVE constellation, equipped with long-wave infrared (LWIR) instruments for monitoring crop health and water usage in the agricultural sector. Constellr's data aims to support smart farming, improve resource management, and enhance food security. Key partners include the European Space Agency (ESA) and Fraunhofer EMI, with services targeting AgTech companies, research entities, and regulatory bodies.
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Munich-based Constellr closed a €37 million Series A funding round to advance its thermal imaging system to defence-grade status for sovereign intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance applications.
The Series A funding round for Constellr was led by Alpine Space Ventures and Lakestar.
Constellr is a Munich-based Earth observation data provider founded in 2020.
Constellr’s planned sub-5-metre platforms represent an improvement from its current 30 m native resolution.
Constellr provides thermal Earth observation data through its HiVE microsatellite constellation.
Constellr CEO Dr. Max Gulde advocates that thermal intelligence provides the earliest and most reliable signal of operational change, including detecting rocket and airbase activity and identifying active reactors and hidden industrial operations.
Constellr plans to offer sovereign intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services to governments, military customers, and security agencies.
After securing its Series A funding, Constellr is focusing on defence applications.
Constellr currently operates two satellites, SkyBee-1 and SkyBee-2.
Constellr has raised a total of €75 million to date.
Constellr closed a €37 million Series A funding round on 10 February.
Constellr will use its Series A funding to advance its system to defence-grade status and develop next-generation platforms with sub-5-metre resolution.
The constellr–DLR contract requires constellr to supply 30-meter native resolution thermal imagery to researchers working with DLR.
constellr operates state-of-the-art thermal imaging satellites that provide the thermal data offered to DLR.
DLR Earth Observation head Godela Roßner views constellr’s data offering as filling a gap in understanding vegetation growth and heat fluxes and supports partnering with constellr to offer scientists and application developers in Germany opportunities to explore and demonstrate the data’s potential.
constellr will provide the German Space Agency’s Earth Observation research community with access to its high-resolution thermal data at 30-meter native resolution.
Constellr raised 17,000,000 EUR in seed funding in 2023.
Constellr’s first thermal infrared imaging sensor traveled to the International Space Station in 2022 on a Northrop Grumman resupply mission.