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OroraTech Launches World’s First Satellite Constellation for Wildfire Detection & Data Accumulation

March 27, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MUNICH, March 27, 2025 - OroraTech has successfully launched the world’s first wildfire constellation of eight satellites, built jointly by OroraTech and Spire Global, from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. This constellation will provide real-time wildfire detection and change the way satellites will be used in fighting the growing wildfire problem. For the first time, sensor data will be available during the crucial time in the afternoon and at night, a time when fires rage the hottest and firefighters need the most support. No other data from public thermal satellites is available during these critical periods of the day.

 

Martin Langer, CEO & CTO of OroraTech
Martin Langer, CEO & CTO of OroraTech