{"id":364096,"date":"2026-03-25T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364096\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:38:12","slug":"space-breakthrough-as-cutting-edge-british-satellite-which-can-see-through-walls-to-rocket-into-sky-in-just-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364096\/","title":{"rendered":"Space breakthrough as cutting-edge British satellite which can see through walls to rocket into sky in just days"},"content":{"rendered":"

A British-built satellite capable of seeing through walls from space is set to be rocketed into the sky this week. <\/p>\n

The spacecraft, developed by London-based firm SatVu, will travel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California on March 29. <\/p>\n

The satellite’s infrared cameras produce images 30 times sharper than those generated by Nasa’s Landsat spacecraft.<\/p>\n

As a result, SatVu has already received \u00a330million in backing from Nato.<\/p>\n

And with war raging in the Middle East, intelligence agencies could use the technology to monitor activity within targets like Iran’s nuclear facilities and weapons manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n

The firm’s thermal imaging technology works around the clock, functioning equally well in daylight and darkness.<\/p>\n

Its precision could let analysts determine whether nuclear reactor pumps are operational and whether vessels are being loaded with cargo.<\/p>\n

“High-resolution thermal data is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’; it is a fundamental requirement to complete geographical intelligence assessments,” said Anthony Baker, SatVu’s chief executive.<\/p>\n

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The satellite will travel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket departing from California on March 29<\/p>\n

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SATVU<\/p>\n

“Unlike thermal data captured from airplanes or drones, SatVu can capture data from any point on the Earth’s surface, including inaccessible or restricted areas, and it can do this in a uniform way.”<\/p>\n

The company has already demonstrated its capabilities by capturing imagery showing heightened activity at North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre.<\/p>\n

Photographs taken over a three-month period revealed thermal emissions from reactors and warmer water being discharged from a pumping station.<\/p>\n

SatVu has secured contracts with the US Government, Japan, and several European countries, including Poland.<\/p>\n

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The firm’s thermal imaging technology functions equally well in daylight and darkness<\/p>\n

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SATVU<\/p>\n

However, the firm has yet to sign an agreement with the British Government – despite being headquartered here, and receiving official support.<\/p>\n

“HotSat-2 is designed to measure what’s operating, what’s idle and how these patterns change over time, whether it is day or night,” Mr Baker said.<\/p>\n

“With the satellite now integrated for launch, we are moving closer to delivering a dependable new intelligence layer from orbit. <\/p>\n

“We need that capability in the UK.”<\/p>\n

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UK space minister Liz Lloyd hailed the venture as a ‘shining example of British innovation’<\/p>\n

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SATVU<\/p>\n

The chief executive has called for greater commitment from the Government, stressing that Britain “needs to be further behind us” as the company grows.<\/p>\n

UK space minister Liz Lloyd has hailed the venture as a “shining example of British innovation”. <\/p>\n

She said: “The ability to monitor thermal activity from orbit, around the clock, opens up remarkable possibilities for national security, climate resilience and market intelligence. <\/p>\n

“This is exactly the kind of bold, ambitious technology Britain is leading the world on.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A British-built satellite capable of seeing through walls from space is set to be rocketed into the sky…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[61,60,82,40822,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-364096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-sgg","12":"tag-space"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}