LompocThree satellites can now spot a fire the size of a classroom.
The Google-backed FireSat constellation launched from Vandenberg on a Falcon 9, using multispectral imaging to see through smoke; full buildout reaches hourly global coverage by 2029.
Detection alone won’t help without enough aircraft and crews, as Canada’s 900 active wildfires already strain firefighting capacity.
Sources: Ars Technica