Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

Ars Technica
By Jeremy HsuJul 17, 2026, 3:50 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational satellites in the Google-backed FireSat program successfully launched into orbit. The satellites will begin providing wildfire detection capable of spotting even small fires in the United States,…

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