https://spacewatch.global/tag/dimitris-papastergiou/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 05 May 2026 06:54:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/dimitris-papastergiou/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/greece-and-ororatech-launch-the-hellenic-fire-system-the-worlds-first-national-wildfire-satellite-system/ Tue, 05 May 2026 06:54:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73570 OroraTech has launched and deployed the Hellenic Fire System, four dedicated wildfire monitoring satellites for Greece, marking the world’s first national satellite system designed exclusively for wildfire detection and tracking. The satellites were launched with SpaceX via Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/ororatech-opens-greek-headquarters-to-accelerate-wildfire-constellation/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66147 OroraTech has announced the opening of its new regional headquarters in Athens towards its continued expansion in Greece. The new headquarters also underscores the company’s commitment to advancing countrywide wildfire prevention and management and fostering local technology development.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/iceye-and-greece-partner-for-sar-satellites-and-data/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56893 ICEYE has signed the contract for the Greek National Satellite Space Project Axis 1.2 (radar program) for the Greek Space Agency and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, together with the European Space Agency. Axis 1.2 covers the Greek SAR Space Segment and includes radar imagery and the development of a Greek Observation System with two ICEYE SAR satellites, and their launches]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/greece-first-country-to-build-a-national-wildfire-system-using-ororatech-technology/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55907 The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance has announced an investment into four thermal satellites and a wildfire system with the thermal intelligence provider OroraTech. Together with a consortium of Greek subcontractors, OroraTech will deliver a system for wildfire management, including ground systems and processing services, as well as a constellation of thermal imaging satellites dedicated to monitoring the entire country of Greece for wildfires.]]>