Mission to spot fires from afar

Mission to spot fires from afar
The BIROS (Bispectral InfraRed Optical System) micro-satellite is the size of a refrigerator and weighs about 130 kilograms. From 500 kilometres high it will be able to keep an eye on high temperature events on Earth.
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