Key facts
- The number of successful captures using Satellogic's satellites rose from roughly 30 in 2021, which was the first full year of service, to above 1,600 during the most recent agreement year.
- HEO used Satellogic's NewSat 46, from a distance of 17.22 km and at 3 cm per pixel resolution, to capture an image of AST's BlueWalker 3 satellite on October 24, 2026.
- HEO considers Satellogic its longest-standing Earth observation constellation partner, and no other provider in HEO's network supplies more satellites than Satellogic does.
- The deal applies to Satellogic's NewSat Mark IV, Mark V and Mark VI spacecraft, including its newest models equipped with inter-satellite links.
Satellogic and HEO signed a three-year non-Earth imaging agreement on Oct. 29, 2026, at Economist Enterprise’s Space Economy Summit in Orlando.
The pact lets HEO task Satellogic’s high-resolution imaging constellation for pictures of objects other than Earth, supporting global space domain awareness. The term runs through 2029 and carries a seven-figure minimum commitment each year.
The partnership started in September 2020 as a small, co-funded engineering effort to adapt Earth observation satellites for targets beyond Earth, opening with an image of the International Space Station. Satellogic CEO Emiliano Kargieman said HEO came to Satellogic in 2020 asking, “what can an Earth Observation satellite see if you point it at what’s in orbit?” He added, “Our first project was a picture of the International Space Station.”
Successful captures using Satellogic’s satellites increased from about 30 in 2021, the initial full year of service, to above 1,600 during the latest agreement year. HEO tasked Satellogic’s NewSat 46 to photograph AST’s BlueWalker 3 satellite from 17.22 km away at 3 cm per pixel on Oct. 24, 2026.
It covers Satellogic’s NewSat Mark IV, Mark V and Mark VI spacecraft, including its newest models with inter-satellite links. HEO calls Satellogic its longest-standing Earth observation constellation partner, and no other provider in its network furnishes more satellites than Satellogic. That means HEO can revisit each target more often, view it from more angles and deliver the first image faster.
Emiliano Kargieman, CEO and co-founder of Satellogic, said HEO leads in non-Earth imaging and space domain awareness after six years. Dr. Will Crowe, CEO and co-founder of HEO, said Satellogic was an early backer of non-Earth imaging, that the relationship has grown through collaboration and innovation, and that the three-year commitment lets HEO keep pushing what is possible while serving government and defense customers.
HEO describes itself as a space intelligence company that photographs and studies objects in orbit on demand, converting existing satellites into inspection platforms and adding sensors where coverage gaps remain. HEO’s software manages tasking, capture and analysis, turning imagery into decision-ready intelligence on satellites, debris and other objects in orbit. Its goal is to provide images from anywhere in the Solar System on demand.
Satellogic, founded in 2010, builds Persistent Global Intelligence infrastructure by combining high-cadence satellite collection, AI-accelerated workflows and sovereign-trusted architecture. HEO has released orbital images of Merlin.01 taken by Satellogic’s NewSat-47.
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