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The result of a partnership with the Earth Fire Alliance, the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and Muon Space, FireSat is a purpose-built satellite constellation that uses AI and high-resolution multispectral satellite imagery to provide near real-time insights on wildfires.
The first FireSat was carried into space aboard SpaceX’ s Transporter-13 mission. It will form part of a constellation of more than 50 that will use AI to detect and track wildfires only 5x5 metres in size.
It will provide updated high-resolution images every 20 minutes, designed to give first responders greater speed and certainty when tackling wildfires. AI compares the latest image with thousands of previous shots, considers local weather and atmospheric conditions, then determines if fire is present.
138 May 2025