Hydrosat
Thermal infrared imagery for water and crops
Ranked #7 in Best Space Startups in Earth Observation.
Hydrosat, based in Washington, DC, and Luxembourg, operates thermal infrared satellites and an AI-driven analytics platform for water, agriculture and risk monitoring. It closed a $60 million Series B in January 2026 and added $10 million from Suma Capital as a Series B extension in September 2026.
At a glance
| Price from | Custom |
| Best for | Agribusiness and water managers tracking crop stress |
From Hydrosat's own website.
What stands out
- Thermal data paired with analytics
- Clear agriculture and water use case
Worth knowing
- Two satellites so far
- Price not published
How it ranks
Hydrosat is ranked 7th of 10 in Best Space Startups in Earth Observation (Lister Score 89.4).
#7 in Best Space Startups in Earth Observation · Lister Score 89.4
Hydrosat says its two thermal satellites in orbit can collect more than 10 million square kilometres of imagery a day..
| Rank | Best Space Startups in Earth Observation | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICEYE | 97.1 |
| 2 | Muon Space | 95.8 |
| 3 | Open Cosmos | 94.6 |
| 4 | Umbra | 93.3 |
| 5 | Pixxel | 92.0 |
| 6 | EarthDaily Analytics | 90.7 |
| 7 | Hydrosat | 89.4 |
| 8 | SatVu | 88.1 |
| 9 | constellr | 86.8 |
| 10 | Wyvern | 85.5 |
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Hydrosat is ranked 7th of 10 in Best Space Startups in Earth Observation (Lister Score 89.4).
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