National fire-detecting system

Four thermal imaging microsatellites, which measure the thermal energy emitted by an object, will monitor Greece, possibly even from the summer of 2025, to identify any fire hotspots.

With prevention being essential to dealing with natural disasters, OroraTech, together with Greek companies, will implement an array of thermal imaging satellites, as well as a ground-based data management system.

The Munich-based company won the tender proclaimed by the European Space Agency to support the National Satellite Space Program, which is led by the Hellenic Space Center.

The 20-million-euro project will be implemented by the European Space Agency, led by the Ministry of Digital Governance and the Hellenic Space Center. It is one of two projects of the National Small Satellite Program. The second project involves the creation of a very high-resolution microsatellite...