"SatVu's technology uses high-resolution thermal imaging from space to detect heat signatures associated with activity inside and around buildings, industrial facilities and critical infrastructure, day and night. The company says this enables governments and institutions to monitor mobilisation, operational readiness and infrastructure performance in ways that traditional commercial sensors cannot. Two satellites, HotSat-2 and HotSat-3, are scheduled for launch in 2026, with additional satellites, HotSat-4, HotSat-5 and long-lead components of HotSat-6, already under contract."
"While a single satellite can observe any point on Earth, a constellation increases revisit frequency, allowing persistent monitoring of patterns of life and operational change. Anthony Baker, co-founder and chief executive of SatVu, said the funding would allow the business to scale a sovereign thermal capability built in the UK. "High-resolution thermal imagery from space reveals activity that is otherwise invisible," he said. "From monitoring military supply chains to detecting covert activity, thermal intelligence is essential to modern ISR.""
SatVu raised £30m in fresh funding, bringing total equity to £60m, to move from single-satellite demonstration to scaled execution of a multi-satellite thermal imaging constellation. Investors include the NATO Innovation Fund, the British Business Bank, Space Frontiers Fund II, Presto Tech Horizons, Molten Ventures and Lockheed Martin. The technology uses high-resolution thermal imaging to detect heat signatures associated with activity in and around buildings, industrial facilities and critical infrastructure, enabling day-and-night monitoring of mobilisation, operational readiness and infrastructure performance. Two satellites are scheduled for 2026 launches, with additional satellites and components already under contract to increase revisit frequency and persistence.
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