FOREST Thermal Imaging Satellite
OroraTech GmbH
6U/12U CubeSat with thermal infrared imager for wildfire detection — 100 m GSD, LWIR band, 1:00 LST sun-synchronous orbit, nadir pointing, multiple flight missions.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 6U / 12U CubeSat
- Payload
- LWIR thermal infrared imager
- Ground sample distance
- ~100 m
- Orbit
- Sun-synchronous (1:00 LST)
- Pointing
- Nadir
- Application
- Wildfire detection and monitoring
About
FOREST (Fire Observing Remote-Sensing EO Satellite) is OroraTech’s dedicated thermal imaging CubeSat series for wildfire monitoring. Each satellite carries a long-wave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera imaging at approximately 100 m ground sample distance, optimized for detecting heat anomalies associated with wildfire ignition and spread. Operating in a 1:00 local solar time sun-synchronous orbit provides nighttime thermal sensitivity when radiative cooling reduces background temperature. Multiple FOREST satellites have been launched, and OroraTech is expanding the constellation to achieve global near-real-time coverage.
Documentation
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