Orora.tech
OroraTech is a NewSpace intelligence startup providing services to improve climate resilience. Their leading Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Service is used by clients all over the globe, protecting more than 170 million hectares of forest. The service is complemented by OroraTech’s own nanosatellite fleet. The first satellite FOREST-1 was launched in early 2022 and the plan is to build up a constellation of 100 nanosatellites by 2027. The satellites are equipped with novel thermal-infrared cameras that speed up wildfire detection and monitoring notifications from hours to minutes. The company was founded in 2018 by Thomas Grübler, Björn Stoffers, Florian Mauracher, and Rupert Amann with a shared vision to use NewSpace intelligence for a sustainable earth, employing 75 people worldwide.