Kuva Space

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Kuva Space successfully launched the Hyperfield-1 hyperspectral satellite in August 2024 as the initial stage of a planned large hyperspectral constellation.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/10/2024Sunstorm CubeSat developed by Kuva Space + Isaware completes mission

Kuva Space plans to deploy its second hyperspectral satellite, Hyperfield-1B, in 2025-01-01 as part of the ESA InCubed program.

NARRATIVE GROWTH9/10/2024Sunstorm CubeSat developed by Kuva Space + Isaware completes mission

Kuva Space plans to launch two hyperspectral satellites and begin its initial services in 2024 after completing three successful satellite missions.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/30/2024Kuva Space awarded €1.8 million contract to join ESA’s Civil Security from Space Program

Kuva Space’s planned hyperspectral constellation aims to deploy up to 100 satellites by 2030 to provide gapless monitoring.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/30/2024Kuva Space awarded €1.8 million contract to join ESA’s Civil Security from Space Program

Kuva Space plans to launch a second satellite and begin initial service later 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/29/2024Kuva Space wins ESA hyperspectral contract

Kuva Space plans to launch its first hyperspectral imaging satellite in July.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/29/2024Kuva Space wins ESA hyperspectral contract

Kuva Space plans to deploy up to 100 satellites by 2030 to provide gapless monitoring.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/8/2024Kuva Space appoints Jerry Welsh to spearhead U.S. expansion

Kuva Space has raised $24,000,000 in total funding from Morrow Portfolio, Voima Ventures, Nordic Foodtech VC, Earth VC, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, ESA Philab, and Business Finland.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL2/8/2024Kuva Space appoints Jerry Welsh to spearhead U.S. expansion

Kuva Space plans to launch two hyperspectral imaging satellites in 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/7/2024Kuva Space establishes U.S. arm in Fairfax, Virginia

Kuva Space plans to deploy as many as 100 satellites by 2030 offering spatial resolution better than 10 m per pixel.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/2/2023Kuva Space raises 16.6 million euros

Kuva Space aims to deploy up to 100 satellites by 2030 to measure the material composition of targets on Earth on a sub-daily basis.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/20/2023Kuva Space Secures €5M Commercial Contract to Provide Hyperspectral Data Services for Copernicus Program

Kuva Space plans to launch four microsatellites in 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/19/2023Kuva Space wins 5 million euro award for hyperspectral data

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/19/2023Kuva Space awarded millions of euros with a commercial contract as the sole provider for Copernicus hyperspectral data services

Kuva Space plans to deploy as many as 100 satellites by 2030.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/19/2023Kuva Space wins 5 million euro award for hyperspectral data

Kuva Space planned to launch its first commercial hyperspectral satellite in early 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/21/2022Finnish Startup Kuva Space’s Most Extensive Hyperspectral Satellite Constellation Will Fight Climate Change