constellr SkyBee: the European thermal satellite that spots crop water stress before leaves wilt
A thirsty plant closes its pores to save water, stops cooling itself, and warms up by a degree or two long before it looks unwell.
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ICEYE SAR satellite: the Finnish radar microsatellite that sees floods through cloud and darkness
When a river bursts its banks, the sky above is usually full of cloud, and the worst flooding often peaks at night.
OroraTech wildfire satellites: thermal cameras in orbit that catch fires as small as 4 x 4 metres
In 2025 the EU lost more than a million hectares to fire, the worst season since records began in 2006.
Pixxel Firefly: India's hyperspectral satellites that read the chemistry of crops, soil and water from orbit
An ordinary satellite camera sees a field in three colours, or perhaps a dozen. A hyperspectral camera sees it in more than a hundred.
Planet Tanager-1: the hyperspectral satellite that pins methane leaks to a single well pad or landfill
Methane is invisible, odourless in its raw form and, over 20 years, about 80 times more powerful than CO2 at warming the planet.