OroraTech

Thermal-infrared satellite constellation for early wildfire detection and fire behaviour prediction.

WildfireMunich, GermanyFounded 2018

OroraTech operates a constellation of satellites equipped with thermal infrared cameras for early wildfire detection and fire behaviour prediction. The company runs ten satellites delivering thermal data to fire agencies, insurers, and forestry operators across multiple continents.

What Boreal Tech Brief reported

  1. #05628 Jul 2026 · News

    OroraTech's satellites catch Arkansas arson lie

    Arkansas Forestry Division wrapped a pilot swapping its 1979 spotter planes, which catch just 4 to 7 percent of fires early, for OroraTech's orbital thermal network. The same data contradicted a suspect's arson timeline and flagged the spot fire that pinned a crew in last year's Pond Fire.

  2. #0537 Jul 2026 · Customer

    Greece switches on the first satellite-based national firefighting system

    The four OroraTech thermal satellites Greece sent up in May (covered in #044) are now fully wired into the Hellenic Fire System, making Greece the first country to run its national fire response on live satellite data. The sensors flag new blazes as small as four metres across.

  3. #04412 May 2026 · Customer

    OroraTech Deploys Four-Satellite Wildfire Constellation Dedicated to Greece

    On 3 May, OroraTech launched FOREST-16 through 19 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, deploying the Hellenic Fire System for the Greek government with ESA support on the procurement side. The dedicated constellation delivers 1–2 minute on-board detection latency and identifies hotspots as small as 4×4 metres across all Greek territory. In #038 we covered SMHI's VIIRS-based national alerts averaging 17 minutes from satellite pass to emergency services. Greece is the first European country to commission a sovereign constellation built only for wildfire, and the latency drop is the comparison to register.

  4. #01528 Oct 2025 · Launch

    OroraTech Launches AI-Powered Wildfire Platform for Forestry

    OroraTech released a comprehensive wildfire intelligence platform combining 25+ satellites with AI detection. The system provides near-real-time fire alerts, spread modeling, burn scar mapping, and thermal monitoring to protect forest assets worldwide.