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SatLeo Labs Set to Launch Thermal Imaging Satellites by 2026

10/24/2025

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SatLeo Labs, an Ahmedabad-based Indian startup, plans to launch its first thermal-imaging payload in early 2026.
The company aims to deploy 12 microsatellites to collect electro-optical and thermal infrared imagery.
Shravan Bhati, chief executive of SatLeo Labs, says long-wave and mid-wave infrared data support land-temperature monitoring and forest-fire detection.
With $3.3 million in funding, SatLeo is developing Tapas, its first satellite, to deliver high-resolution thermal imagery.

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SatLeo Labs, an Ahmedabad-based Indian startup, plans to launch its first thermal-imaging payload in early 2026.
The company aims to deploy 12 microsatellites to collect electro-optical and thermal infrared imagery.
Shravan Bhati, chief executive of SatLeo Labs, says long-wave and mid-wave infrared data support land-temperature monitoring and forest-fire detection.
With $3.3 million in funding, SatLeo is developing Tapas, its first satellite, to deliver high-resolution thermal imagery.