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Finland’s Kuva Space Raises $17.6 Million for Hyperspectral Satellite Constellation

By Sharmila Kuthunur
SpaceRef
November 2, 2023
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Finland’s Kuva Space Raises $17.6 Million for Hyperspectral Satellite Constellation
Illustration of Earth imaging satellite.
Image credit: Kuva Space.

Kuva Space, an Earth observation startup based in Finland, announced today (November 2) that it has raised 16.6 million euros ($17.6 million) from existing and new investors to develop its hyperspectral cameras for a planned microsatellite network in low-Earth orbit (LEO) capable of analyzing the molecular composition of objects on Earth.

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Sharmila Kuthunur.

Sharmila is a science journalist covering the cosmos. Her work has appeared in Space.com, Astronomy Magazine, EarthSky, and the Indian print magazine Science Reporter. She received a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in 2022.