Applications
Civilian Applications
Wildfire & community resilience
The fire moves. The picture needs to keep up.
High-altitude observations for wildfire response, astronomy and environmental research.
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Wildfire Monitoring
We're developing StratoHAB to follow fire perimeters, identify new hotspots and provide observations for fire-spread predictions from above firefighting aircraft.
The thermal-imaging payload remains under development, supported by preliminary simulations.
More on wildfire monitoring
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Astronomy Missions
Carry research instruments above much of the atmosphere for astronomical observations.
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Environmental Monitoring
Monitor forests, shorelines and ice, or collect atmospheric measurements with a dedicated instrument payload.