Hydrosat @ Nanosats Database

Entity name	Hydrosat
Previous names	Hybrid Propulsion
Constellations	Earth Observation Infrared First commercial space-based thermal imagery to track water stress, assess wildfire risk and support agricultural monitoring. Status: Prototype(s) launched Constellation page at NewSpace Index
Location	US
Created	2017
Funding	$35.6M
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Oneliner	Hydrosat provides geospatial intelligence for food security, public safety, and the environment.
Notes	Hydrosat, a company planning to create a thermal infrared map of Earth, announced an agreement Dec. 9 with Loft Orbital to launch its first satellite mission in early 2022. Launches of VanZyl-1 and VanZyl-2, the company’s first fully operational commercial satellite missions. Both missions are due to launch next year, with VanZyl-1 securing a flight with Loft Orbital. The funding builds the company’s $15 million seed from 2021. “Hydrosat flew a prototype thermal infrared mission in January 2021 on a stratospheric balloon at 20-kilometer altitude with support from the U.S. Air Force Space Test Program. Onboard Calibration & Uncertainty Budget for the Hydrosat Longwave Infrared Imager (LIRI), Thermal 2023. Muon Space has been awarded a Hydrosat contract for its first Constellation-as-a-Service (CaaS) spacecraft that will integrate Hydrosat’s multispectral and thermal infrared (IR) imaging instruments. Under the terms of the deal, Muon Space will equip one of its CaaS satellites launching in 2024 with Hydrosat's second demonstration commercial imaging payloads, designed to measure multispectral surface reflectance and land surface temperature.
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Last modified: 2024-09-30