GRASP Global, now merged with AirPhoton to form GRASP Earth, is a company focused on Earth observation, particularly in monitoring air pollution and climate change. They develop and deploy spaceborne cubesats, ground instruments, and advanced algorithms, including the GRASP algorithm, to provide data and analytics related to atmospheric conditions. GRASP Earth aims to provide services to international space agencies and commercial entities, with a constellation of cubesats planned for detailed Earth observations. Their major product is the "Public GRASP Products Catalogue" which offers remote sensing products derived from satellite data.
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With the recent investment, Grasp Global has funding to launch its first instrument.
Grasp stands for Generalized Retrieval of Atmosphere and Surface Properties and was founded in 2015 to provide software and remote-sensing services primarily to the European Space Agency and Eumetsat.
Grasp used the 2,000,000 EUR funding to acquire AirPhoton in August and to begin offering Earth observation hardware and software.
Grasp SAS acquired Baltimore-based AirPhoton to create Grasp Global, a European and U.S. Earth-observation company with plans for a cubesat constellation.