Wildfires have burned nearly 270,000 acres in the U.S. this year, surpassing the 10-year average. Detecting fires early remains a challenge, but FireSat, a Google-backed satellite project, aims to change that. The first FireSat satellite launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission, introducing AI-driven, near real-time wildfire monitoring.
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Google-backed FireSat launches new satellites to detect wildfires around world

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Google-backed FireSat launches satellite to revolutionize wildfire detection, tracking fires as small as 16×16 feet in near real-time.

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