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class="entry-title">Canadian Space Agency Awards Spire Global $50M Contract for WildFireSat Mission</h1> <div class="row"> <div class="author-date col-8"> By <a href="https://www.satellitetoday.com/author/julia-kim/" rel="tag">Julia Kim</a> | February 7, 2025 </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="ai-social-sharing d-flex justify-content-end"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style" "><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_print"></a><a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-content"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Canadian Space Agency Awards Spire Global $50M Contract for WildFireSat Mission' data-link='https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2025/02/07/canadian-space-agency-awards-spire-global-50m-contract-for-wildfiresat-mission/' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div><p><div id="attachment_392993" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-392993" class="size-large wp-image-392993" src="https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-fire-satellite-constellation-800x514.jpg" alt="Rendering of wildfire satellite detection. Photo: Spire Global" width="800" height="514" srcset="https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-fire-satellite-constellation-800x514.jpg 800w, https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-fire-satellite-constellation-300x193.jpg 300w, https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-fire-satellite-constellation-1536x986.jpg 1536w, https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-fire-satellite-constellation-640x411.jpg 640w, https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-fire-satellite-constellation.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-392993" class="wp-caption-text">Rendering of wildfire satellite detection. Photo: Spire Global</p></div></p> <p><b>The Canadian Space Agency</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> awarded </span><b>Spire Global Canada </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><b>OroraTech </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">a $72 million Canadian dollar ($50 million) contract to design and develop a dedicated satellite constellation to monitor wildfires in Canada, Spire announced Feb. 7.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This project is part of the WildFireSat mission, which aims to enhance wildfire detection and response. </span><a href="https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2023/05/09/canadian-space-agency-awards-spire-and-ororatech-wildfire-detection-contract/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The contract was initially awarded in May 2023</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Spire will partner with OroraTech to develop the payloads for the satellite constellation.</span></p> <div id="ai_ad_widget-1" class="ad-widget-in-content" style="text-align:center;margin: 20px auto;"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-native"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-native'); });</script> </div> </div><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Detecting wildfires is one of the most impactful satellite capabilities, offering significant benefits for public safety, environmental health and the economy,” said Theresa Condor, CEO of Spire Global.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The WildFireSat constellation is scheduled for launch in 2029 and will operate for at least five years under the management of the Canadian Space Agency. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To support this project, Spire will expand its Canadian office in Cambridge, Ontario, to include satellite manufacturing capabilities. 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