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Hydrosat

US
commercialFounded 2017
Washington, D.C., United States
www.hydrosat.com/
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Hydrosat plans to launch its own constellation of 16 thermal infrared satellites in low Earth orbit.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/2/2023Hydrosat wins Air Force contract for thermal infrared data analytics

Hydrosat plans to launch its own constellation of 16 thermal infrared satellites in low Earth orbit.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/2/2023Hydrosat wins Air Force contract for thermal infrared data analytics

Hydrosat said in 2021 it planned to launch its first small satellite mission VanZyl-1 in 2022, but the spacecraft has not yet launched.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/2/2023Hydrosat wins Air Force contract for thermal infrared data analytics

On 2022-07-29, Hydrosat secured U.S. regulatory approval to provide global services from its upcoming thermal imaging system.

NARRATIVE LEGAL7/29/2022Hydrosat secures Tier 1 remote sensing operating license

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.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL7/29/2022Hydrosat secures Tier 1 remote sensing operating license

Hydrosat has raised $15,000,000 in total funding to date for satellites designed to monitor Earth’s water cycle.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/16/2021Hydrosat raises $10 million for thermal infrared imagery constellation

Hydrosat’s first satellite mission, VanZyl-1, is fully funded, is under construction, and is scheduled to launch with Loft Orbital in 2022.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/16/2021Hydrosat raises $10 million for thermal infrared imagery constellation

Hydrosat raised $10,000,000 in seed funding for a constellation of satellites to gather data for thermal infrared maps.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/16/2021Hydrosat raises $10 million for thermal infrared imagery constellation

Hydrosat received $798,519 in SBIR grants from the U.S. Air Force to use LEO thermal imagery with higher resolution and a faster repeat cycle to provide improved and more up-to-date information for flight planners.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL9/10/2021Impact Investment By SpaceFund Into Hydrosat

Hydrosat expects to launch its first sensor aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2022-10-01 with Loft Orbital serving as the satellite bus provider and integration partner.

NARRATIVE PLAN9/10/2021Impact Investment By SpaceFund Into Hydrosat

Hydrosat expects to launch its first sensor aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2022-10-01 with Loft Orbital serving as the satellite bus provider and integration partner.

NARRATIVE GROWTH9/10/2021Impact Investment By SpaceFund Into Hydrosat

Hydrosat raised a $5,000,000 seed round led by Cultivation Capital, bringing its total funding to date to over $10,000,000.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL6/18/2021Hydrosat raises $5M to take on climate change from Space

Hydrosat’s inaugural mission, VanZyl-1, is scheduled to be mounted on a Loft Orbital satellite and launched in early 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/17/2021Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding round

Hydrosat plans to launch 16 additional satellites to scan the globe on a daily basis and generate science-quality infrared data and an analytics-ready land surface temperature product, according to the company’s 2021-06-17 news release.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/17/2021Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding round

Hydrosat plans to launch 16 additional satellites to scan the globe on a daily basis and generate science-quality infrared data and an analytics-ready land surface temperature product, according to the company’s 2021-06-17 news release.

NARRATIVE PLAN6/17/2021Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding round

Hydrosat has raised $5,000,000 in seed funding for a satellite constellation to produce a global thermal infrared map.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL6/17/2021Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding round

Hydrosat’s first multi-spectral infrared mission will launch on Loft Orbital’s YAM-6 spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/10/2020Hydrosat to fly thermal infrared mission with Loft Orbital
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