https://spacewatch.global/tag/martin-langer/ 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/martin-langer/ 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/2026/01/ororatech-and-kepler-to-launch-worlds-first-thermal-livestream-of-earth/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70343 OroraTech has successfully launched four of its innovative SAFIRE Gen4 sensor payloads aboard Kepler Communications’ satellites, which deployed via SpaceX, paving the way for the first-ever thermal livestream of Earth by OroraTech, using Kepler’s advanced communication technology. Relayed by fast optical communications network, OroraTech’s thermal insights, computed on-orbit, will be available to customers on the ground as persistent, real-time infrared data from orbit, enabling fast wildfire detections and thermal data..]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/colombia-launches-wildfire-monitoring-program-using-ororatechs-satellite-technology/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68668 The Colombian National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) and OroraTech have entered a new partnership to strengthen the country's National Disaster Risk Management System through a national wildfire detection program with satellite technology. The agreement marks the start of a national pilot program that uses OroraTech’s Wildfire Solution (WFS) platform, which combines thermal satellite imagery and AI-driven analytics to detect and monitor wildfires nearly in real time. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/ororatech-extends-its-series-b-funding-with-investments-from-leading-european-banks/ Thu, 15 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65301 OroraTech has extended its Series B financing round to €37m, led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund. The round also witnessed participation from Rabo Ventures, as well as long standing investors Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/spire-global-partners-ororatech-for-canadian-wildfire-constellation/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63800 Spire Global (Canada) is partnering with OroraTech to fulfil a CAD 72 million contract from the Government of Canada, to design and develop a dedicated satellite constellation to monitor all active wildfires in Canada from space as part of Canada’s WildFireSat mission. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/ororatech-launches-forest-3-thermal-satellite-for-wildfire-detection/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63447 OroraTech successfully launched its latest fire-detection satellite, FOREST-3, onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 (TR-12) mission on 14 January from Vanderberg Space Force Base in California. By incorporating miniaturized infrared sensors and advanced on-orbit processing, the satellite intends to deliver near-real-time wildfire alerts to customers across the globe.]]> 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.]]>