Hydrosat launches first payload to monitor hot-spots on Earth

Hydrosat launches first payload to monitor hot-spots on Earth
Hydrosat launches first payload to monitor hot-spots on Earth

The company’s capability to precisely measure land surface temperatures — using data from a wide variety or Earth monitoring satellites and a software suite for data fusion — has potential military and national security applications.

NRO taps 5 firms for new electro-optical imaging capabilities

NRO taps 5 firms for new electro-optical imaging capabilities
NRO taps 5 firms for new electro-optical imaging capabilities

The five Strategic Commercial Enhancements (SCE) contracts will allow NRO to study imagery and techniques used by the companies, which include novel ways of processing images to increase their fidelity and resolution.

Air Force to evaluate intel value of Hydrosat’s hot spot data

Air Force to evaluate intel value of Hydrosat’s hot spot data
Air Force to evaluate intel value of Hydrosat’s hot spot data

While the company currently is using already available data from satellites like NASA’s Landsat and ESA’s Sentinel-2, Hydrosat also intends to launch its own constellation of 16 microsats to low Earth orbit (LEO). 

Hydrosat plans LEO sats to map literal hot spots for military, commercial users

Hydrosat plans LEO sats to map literal hot spots for military, commercial users
Hydrosat plans LEO sats to map literal hot spots for military, commercial users

CEO Pieter Fossel explained how the temperature of the ground, for instance, can be a critical factor for helicopter-borne special operations missions.