It has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s company to launch the satellite in early 2023. This will be part of a rideshare launch on one of SpaceX’s Transporter missions aboard a Falcon 9 (right) and the satellite will be the first of what is planned to be a constellation of seven UK built satellites in a low earth orbit (LEO).
Satellite Vu specialise in the use of infrared and thermal imaging technology on its satellites. It aims to provide landlords, insurers and government agencies with access to real-time temperature data about the Earth’s built environment. The satellites can collect thermal data, both day and night, of both the built and natural environment at any location on the planet.
