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This Google-Backed Satellite Will Look for Wildfires From Space
The first of the FireSat constellation settled into orbit over the weekend.
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Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires
LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country, the Canadian Space Agency announced Friday.
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Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire-hunting satellites into orbit from New Zealand (video)
Rocket Lab has launched its workhorse Electron rocket for the third time in two weeks. The New Zealand-based company ...
A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit
The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires, eventually imaging nearly all of the Earth’s surface once every 20 ...
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Wildfire season is changing in Canada, posing even greater risks to the nation's communities and ecosystems
Wildfire season in Canada has historically spanned from late April to August—with the most damaging of these fires typically burning in June and July. But in recent years, we've seen a ...
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Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space
A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with its developers on Earth. “The devastating wildfires in Los ...
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Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country, the Canadian Space ...