A New Eye on the Horizon: The Promising Rise of FireSat The 2023 wildfire season has left a lasting impact on the United States, with over 3 million acres burned – a staggering 157% increase from the previous decade's average.
Climate change is fueling longer and more intense fire seasons, rendering traditional monitoring methods inadequate. This is where FireSat comes in – its potential to mitigate damage could be transformative.
FireSat has already demonstrated its capabilities through its successful Protoflight mission, which showed it can detect small fires earlier and more accurately than existing systems.