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OroraTech

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commercialFounded 2018
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OroraTech is a Munich-based startup whose founders raised $22,400,000 to develop cubesat-scale thermal infrared sensors.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Thermal imagery sector heats up

Spire Global is building and will operate the first eight OroraTech satellites under an agreement announced 2023-06-28, with a slated launch into a late-afternoon sun-synchronous orbit in 2024.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Thermal imagery sector heats up

OroraTech operated a precursor thermal-infrared sensor in orbit for 15 months on a satellite designed, built, and operated by Spire.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 30, 2023Spire Global Signs Agreement with OroraTech to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

A Spire satellite carrying payloads for OroraTech was launched on SpaceX Transporter-8 earlier 2023-06.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 30, 2023Spire Global Signs Agreement with OroraTech to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

Spire Global signed an agreement with OroraTech to build, launch, and operate an eight-satellite constellation dedicated to global temperature monitoring.

Mentioned as: OroraTechNarrative GeneralJun 30, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring

Spire is partnering with OroraTech on a Canadian Space Agency contract to deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of a publicly funded wildfire monitoring satellite.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 30, 2023Spire Global Signs Agreement with OroraTech to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

OroraTech operated a precursor sensor in orbit for 15 months on a satellite designed, built, and operated by Spire Global.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 30, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring

A Spire satellite carrying payloads for OroraTech was successfully launched on SpaceX Transporter-8 earlier 2023-06.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 30, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring

OroraTech ordered eight additional thermal imaging satellites from Spire Global to expand its wildfire-monitoring constellation next year.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023OroraTech orders eight more wildfire-monitoring satellites

OroraTech has successfully operated a precursor thermal sensor in orbit on a satellite designed, built, and operated by Spire for 15 months.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

FOREST-2’s thermal imager is designed to cover a width of 400 km, four times the coverage of OroraTech’s debut payload FOREST-1.

Mentioned as: ororatechTechnical ProductJun 28, 2023OroraTech orders eight more wildfire-monitoring satellites

Spire and OroraTech are partnering on a Canadian Space Agency contract to deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of a publicly funded wildfire monitoring satellite.

Mentioned as: OroraTechNarrative GeneralJun 28, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

Spire Global and OroraTech signed an agreement on 2023-06-28 to build, launch, and operate an eight-satellite constellation dedicated to global temperature monitoring.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

Another Spire satellite carrying payloads for OroraTech was launched on SpaceX Transporter-8 in June 2023.

Mentioned as: OroraTechNarrative GeneralJun 28, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

Spire worked with OroraTech to validate the FOREST (Forest Observation & Recognition Experimental Smallsat Thermal Detector) constellation concept and provided the satellite platform, integration, and access to its ground station network.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

OroraTech plans to provide wildfire monitoring data to customers every 30 minutes and within three minutes from detection of a wildfire at any place on Earth.

Mentioned as: OroraTechNarrative PlanJun 28, 2023OroraTech Selects Spire Global to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation

Spire Global signed a deal on 2023-06-28 to build and operate the eight satellites for OroraTech.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023OroraTech orders eight more wildfire-monitoring satellites

Aboard Transporter-8, Spire launched FOREST-2, a 6U satellite carrying a proprietary thermal-infrared optical payload and a data processing unit for OroraTech.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2023Spire Successfully Launches Satellites Carrying Optical Payload on SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission

FOREST-2 is the second satellite that Spire Space Services has developed and launched for OroraTech following FOREST-1.

Mentioned as: OroraTechOrg RelationshipJun 14, 2023Spire Launches Technology to Enable Optical Inter-Satellite Links

FOREST-2 is the second satellite that Spire Space Services developed and launched for OroraTech following FOREST-1.

Mentioned as: OroraTechNarrative GeneralJun 14, 2023Spire Successfully Launches Satellites Carrying Optical Payload on SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission
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