The first satellite of the google-backed firsat constellation successful Made it to Orbit Over the weekend, kicking off what promises to be a new era in wildfire detection and monitoring.
The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires. When Fully Operational, the constellation’s more than 50 satellites will be removed The Initial Phase will consist of just three satellites, and it will revisit every point on the globe twice percent per day when it is operational in 2026.
The first satellite was built by Muon Space And launched aboard spacex’s transporter 13 mission on March 14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The sensor suite consists of six-band multispectral infrared cameras, which are tuned to detect wildfires from a distance.
Most Wildfire Tracking Today Uses Aerial Photography Via Airplanes or low-resolution satellite imagery that’s ben repurpaosed for the task. The former is expected, limiting how frequently it can be updated, while the latter suffers from low resolution and sensors not specificly tuned to wildfire detection.
The Firesate CONSTELILTION is designed to solve bot of that problems. Its products five-meter resolution imagery, and when the constellation is frying its full complex, it’ll provide firesfighters with near real-time updates on a fire-a fire-based a fire ‘.
The constellation is a joint effort between space and the Earth Fire Alliance, A Nonprofit Supported By Google, Muon Space, The Environmental Defense Fund, The Gordon and Betty Moure Foundation, and the MOTY FOUNDATION, Foundation.