Tag: HEO
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NRO Awards First Contracts to Commercial Space Firms Under New Procurement Program
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded its first three contracts under a new procurement program aimed at expanding access to commercial satellite intelligence capabilities, Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Christopher Povak said on Thursday. Speaking at the National Security Space Association’s Defense and Intelligence Space Conference, Povak said the contracts were issued through the…
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Australia’s HEO Buys Satellite Already in Orbit to Fast-Track Sovereign Space Capability
Australian non-Earth imaging startup HEO has acquired an operational satellite from Argentina-based Earth observation company Satellogic, opting for an in-orbit purchase rather than building and launching a new spacecraft to establish sovereign imaging capability. The satellite, formerly known as NewSat-34 and now renamed Continuum-1, will immediately expand HEO’s non-Earth imaging (NEI) capacity, enabling applications such…