earth observation
Urban Sky closes $9.75M Series A to scale Earth imaging operations using reusable balloons
Stratospheric balloon company Urban Sky has closed a $9.75 million Series A round to scale its Earth imaging operations and expand its data products. The 14-person startup has mostly been…
Thermal imaging startup Satellite Vu closes $15.8 million ahead of first launch
British startup Satellite Vu has raised £12.7 million ($15.8 million) to develop what it calls “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world. The…
With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch
Data is becoming as precious as water in precision agriculture, and Hydrosat aims to help provide both with a new set of Earth observation satellites. The company has raised a…
Muon Space plans a ‘turnkey solution’ for custom Earth observation satellites
Plenty of companies want to operate in space, but few have or need the expertise to do so. They want an eye in the sky but not a satellite company.…
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After 50 years pioneering satellite imagery, NASA’s Landsat is ready for 50 more
NASA’s Landsat satellites have consistently made history in Earth observation since the project’s first launch in 1972, with this year marking 50 years of innovation and science. Its influence may surprise you, as will its continued relevance in the face of a fast-growing commercial imaging satellite sector. Landsat may be a familiar name to you…
Wyvern adds $4M in new non-equity funding for its in-demand hyperspectral imaging tech
Canadian startup Wyvern only just announced a $4.5 million seed round (which itself nearly doubled close to the wire thanks to new commitments) and entry into Y Combinator, and now…
Satellite Vu’s $5M seed round will fuel the launch of its thermal imaging satellites
Earth imaging is an increasingly crowded space, but Satellite Vu is taking a different approach by focusing on infrared and heat emissions, which are crucial for industry and climate change…
