Satellite Vu thermal monitoring. Photo: Satellite Vu

Satellite Vu, one of the up and coming U.K. space tech companies, has secured 81 million pounds ($97.78 million) worth of purchase options from 30 companies for its early access program (EAP). Satellite Vu, which is set to launch its first thermal monitoring satellite in the next few months, announced these commitments, Feb.9.

Industry applications range from defence and intelligence, industrial activity monitoring, built environment and agriculture. These customers will look to harness the power of mid-wave infrared satellite imagery to monitor sites of strategic interest, assessing global energy levels and industrial activity output, providing the information advantage for decision makers across government, defence, climate finance, asset management, trading, investment, and operation sectors.

Satellite Vu’s overall ambition for its EAP is to democratize Earth observation, and Satellite Vu has partnered with businesses like SkyFi to help with this ambition. SkyFi provides on-demand satellite imagery to anyone with a smartphone, tablet or computer using a purpose built platform allowing anyone to start exploring their library of existing images or to order a new satellite image.

“We are thrilled to see such a diverse range of companies onboard our EAP. This commitment to use thermal imaging and geospatial data across the globe highlights the need for measurable impact and real appetite to drive change across industries. We are committed to scaling our capacity to meet the market demand for our product and are excited to work closely with these businesses who are proactively readying themselves for the start of our commercial service via our first spacecraft,” Anthony Baker, CEO and founder of Satellite Vu, said in a statement.