EO

Less than 24 hours after launch, BlackSky’s ($BKSY) latest Gen-3 imaging sat had deployed, captured very high-resolution images from orbit, and sent those images home for delivery into a customer’s hands.

The technology could be used to monitor conflict zones to detect changes in enemy infrastructure or capabilities, identify threats, and surface those insights quickly enough to make an impact.

Muon Space will integrate Starlink’s mini-laser terminals into future iterations of Muon’s Halo satellite platform as soon as 2027.

On Friday, the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which supports both DoD and the intelligence community with imagery collected in orbit, awarded Planet Labs a $12.8M contract through the Luno B program. 

Albedo will abandon its imaging business to focus entirely on building VLEO satellite buses for other payload operators.

More than two years after Maxar split into two separate companies, both entities have rebranded to alleviate confusion in the industry and ensure their names reflect their individual missions. 

Maxar Intelligence is joining forces with Ecopia AI, an AI-powered mapping company, to build more accurate vector maps that are already being used by government customers around the world.

Messium uses hyperspectral data from publicly available sources and commercial hyperspectral satellite operators to understand the nitrogen levels in its customers’ farm plots.

The smallsat constellation, which would likely be manufactured in Japan, would fall under a larger endeavor spearheaded by IHI to build out other types of EO satellite sensors.

The move positions ICEYE to take advantage of the Japanese government’s plans to invest ¥1T ($6.8B) in the space sector over the next ten years.

“Satellogic recognizes India as one of the fastest-growing markets for space technology and its applications, and Suhora is the strongest partner in India to focus on bringing Satellogic products to market,” Driver said.