First ‘FireSat’ satellite in Google’s wildfire detection plan in orbit, Sundar Pichai thanks SpaceX—All you need to know

Google Research’s tech initiative for early detection of wildfires has seen its first successful step — the launch of its first ‘FireSat’ satellite into Earth orbit on March 17. Celebrating the milestone on social media platform X, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shouted out the partners and extended a “special thanks” to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for the ride into orbit.

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