Satellite Architecture Workbench

Constellation Wildfire Detection Trade-off Workbench

“If you want satellites that can confidently spot really tiny wildfires, you can build a really big, expensive, high-resolution satellite that stares at the ground for a long time. Or you use smaller, lower-cost satellites — meaning you can launch a lot more of them…” — @Google
Average Revisit Latency
72.0 min
Mean time gap between orbital scans
Detection Probability
94.2%
Thermal anomaly spot confidence
Estimated System Cost
$128.0M
Spacecraft buses, sensors & rideshares
Wildfire Early Spot Rating
High Reliability
Sub-2h ignition containment potential
Cost vs. Detection Probability Trade-Off Parametric Frontier Curve
Terrain Surveillance & Thermal Swath Pass Active Coverage Grid
Forest Terrain
Ignition Spot
Satellite Swath Scan
Confirmed Detected Spot
Constellation Architecture Comparison Matrix Quantitative Decision Benchmark
Architecture Strategy Satellites Ground Resolution Revisit Interval Detection Confidence CAPEX Cost Wildfire Rating
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