SatVu, the London-based thermal infrared satellite specialist, has raised £30m ($40m) in its latest funding round, lead by the NATO Innovation Fund. This brings its total equity funding to £60m ($80m) as it bids to provide thermal intelligence previously unavailable from commercial sources. For example, it can provide heat signatures associated with activities in buildings. As mentioned, the latest investors ...
SatVu, the UK Earth Observation company, has announced signing contracts for its second satellite, HotSat-2. The London-based thermal infrared satellite firm – which aims to become the ‘The World’s Thermometer’ – says the launch of HotSat-2 will be followed by HotSat-3 in 2025. It aims to build a nine satellite constellation in total. The mid Wave Infra-Red (MWIR) thermal imaging ...
SatVu has received the first high resolution thermal imagery from its recently launched satellite HOTSAT-1, which the company describes as a world-first. HOTSAT-1, pictured right, is the first of a planned eight-satellite constellation. Designed and manufactured in the UK in partnership with Surrey Satellite Technologies, it features a 3.5m resolution mid-wave infrared imager with video capability, while maintaining a sensitivity ...
Satellite Vu has raised a further £12.7m in Series A-2 funding, bringing its investment total to £30.5m. The UK thermal infrared satellite firm says the A2 round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, A/O Proptech, Lockheed Martin, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Sciences Foundation, and Stellar Ventures. All are existing investors. The company said the ...
The UK thermal infrared satellite firm Satellite Vu is partnering with Surrey Research Park (SRP) to demonstrate the use of thermal imaging technology for the built environment. The earth observation specialist will perform a series of flights across the 70 acre landscape to map the built environment and provide data on the level of heat loss across buildings in the ...
Satellite Vu – a UK British Earth Observation company – has announced it has secured £81 million worth of purchase options, from thirty companies, for its Early Access Programme (EAP) for satellite thermal imaging. The company, which describes itself as a space and climate tech company, says industry applications for those involved range from Industrial Activity Monitoring and Defence and ...
Satellite Vu, the British Earth Observation company, has signed its first major customer through its Early Access Option Programme (EAOP). Described as multi-million pound purchase option, the client is the Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI), which provides geospatial information, including satellite data, to civil and commercial markets in Japan. Basically, JSI will be expanding its global imaging portfolio with the ...
Satellite Vu, the British Earth Observation company, has signed a second SpaceX launch contract for its second satellite, which should double its thermal data collection capacity. The deal will see Satellite Vu’s Mid-wave Infrared (MWIR) imaging satellite launched into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in early 2024. As previously reported, the satellite will be a clone ...
The UK thermal infrared satellite firm Satellite Vu is looking to double its climate data collection capacity, it has announced. It has commissioned a clone of its original satellite, to again be produced in collaboration with Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). It is a response to market demand for greater capacity and more frequent revisit times, says the company Its ...
Satellite Vu has announced it will be working with Orbit Logic’s collection planning software for the operation of its planned constellation of high resolution thermal imaging satellites. The UK company’s stated aim is to monitor the temperature of any building on the planet in near real-time using mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging. Specifically, following this agreement, it will be using Orbit ...
