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The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites
Care Weather collects the highest-accuracy global weather data to help governments and shipping companies adapt to extreme weather. The data is collected by Care Weather’s unique flat-panel radar satellite, which is 1000X more cost effective because it’s vertically integrated, gets more solar power, and sails on top of the atmosphere for a closer view of the surface. Our team includes CEO Patrick Walton (NASA Earth science fellow) and CTO Alex Laraway (mach 4 rockets). In the last 4 months, we built and launched the smallest radar satellite ever. We have $35M worth of LOIs, including one from the Air Force and others from cargo shippers. Care Weather is backed by Boost VC, Kickstart Seed Fund, Y Combinator, and more.
Care Weather provides weather data using satellites that are claimed to be 1000x cheaper than traditional options. The service positions itself as delivering powerful weather data from low-cost satellites.
The product gathers global weather data via low-cost satellites and supplies high-accuracy weather information presumably through a data service model. The exact delivery mechanism, data formats, APIs, or interfaces are not specified in the provided text.
Who it’s for: Weather-sensitive industries and organizations needing global, high-accuracy weather data at lower costs (e.g., agriculture, logistics, energy, insurance, research).
Co-founder, CEO, and project engineer at Care Weather. As project engineer, he funded, architected, licensed, and operates the company's five satellites on orbit. He has an M.S. and B.S in electrical and mechanical engineering from BYU. As an undergrad, he started BYU's nationally-recognized rocketry club and won $1M from NASA to lead a team of 20 in launching BYU’s first two satellites.
Alex is a full-stack aerospace engineer. He single-handedly designed and built multiple record-breaking satellites that are on orbit now. Alex got his B.S. in manufacturing from BYU. His space experience goes back to age 10 machining high-altitude rockets on a lathe in his garage and flying them at Mach 4 to the edge of space.
We help weather-sensitive organizations adapt to increasingly extreme weather.
Care Weather launches Veery, a modernized radar satellite designed to provide global, hourly weather data at higher resolution (100 m – 6 km) by deploying a low-cost satellite swarm. The product targets weather-sensitive organizations, offering more accurate measurements to reduce weather-related costs; they report pre-seed traction and $50M in LOIs from the Air Force, NWS, and maritime companies.
From the original launch (Mar 2024) — may be outdated.
We're building satellites to create a real-time 3D map of the world.
We make satellites to image everywhere on Earth, every 15 minutes
