Hydrosat is a climate tech company and a geospatial data analytics provider that specializes in delivering satellite imagery and data analytics, particularly high-resolution thermal infrared imagery, to measure water stress and climate impact. They plan to operate a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit to provide global coverage. Hydrosat's primary focus is on creating irrigation and crop management solutions to help governments preserve water while increasing farmers' crop yields, and their customers include agribusinesses, government entities like the US Air Force and NRO, and organizations such as the ESA. Key applications include crop yield forecasting and irrigation management.
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Hydrosat received $20,000,000 in recent government grants and investment.
Hydrosat began by considering the ground segment, recognizing it as essential for delivering data to customers.
Hydrosat delivered Crop Yield Forecast results in July 2022, weeks before other forecasts became available.
Hydrosat plans to deploy a proprietary thermal infrared satellite constellation to provide earlier indicators of plant stress and development than existing data sources.
Hydrosat plans to expand Crop Yield Forecast coverage to Canada during 2023, with Europe to follow soon thereafter.
Hydrosat plans to launch its own constellation of 16 thermal infrared satellites in low Earth orbit.
Hydrosat won a $1,200,000 Air Force contract to investigate uses of thermal infrared data for national security applications on 2023-02-02.
The AFWERX organization of the U.S. Air Force awarded the contract to Hydrosat.
Hydrosat said in 2021 it planned to launch its first small satellite mission VanZyl-1 in 2022, but the spacecraft has not yet launched.
Under the AFWERX contract Hydrosat will deliver its thermal infrared remote sensing data to NASIC adapted to NASIC’s unique requirements and needs.
Hydrosat developed an analytics platform that uses surface temperature data collected daily by NASA’s MODIS and Landsat satellites to help understand the effects of climate change or natural disasters.
Expleo is developing the HydroSat nanosatellite payload in collaboration with the State of Djibouti and Montpellier University Space Center.
Since its establishment in 2017, Techstars Los Angeles has provided funding and guidance for HydroSat, Morpheus Space, Orbit Fab, Pixxel Space, and Scout Space.
Hydrosat was awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tier 1 license for its thermal imaging system.
On 2022-07-29, Hydrosat secured U.S. regulatory approval to provide global services from its upcoming thermal imaging system.
Hydrosat raised $10,000,000 in seed funding last year, bringing total funding for its goal to develop global thermal infrared maps to $15,000,000.
Other startups developing thermal imagery constellations include Germany’s OroraTech and Washington-based Hydrosat.
Hydrosat’s first satellite mission, VanZyl-1, is fully funded, is under construction, and is scheduled to launch with Loft Orbital in 2022.
Hydrosat raised $10,000,000 in seed funding for a constellation of satellites to gather data for thermal infrared maps.
Hydrosat has raised $15,000,000 in total funding to date for satellites designed to monitor Earth’s water cycle.