Maxar and Satellogic partner to provide advanced EO for national security

Maxar and Satellogic partner to provide advanced EO for national security
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024

Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic, Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL) have unveiled a new agreement designed to enhance the delivery of near real-time monitoring and change detection capabilities for U.S. national security missions and their international partners.

Under this tasking, data licensing, and distribution agreement, Maxar gains exclusive rights to direct task Satellogic's high-revisit satellite constellation. This capability will leverage Satellogic's cost-efficient satellite imagery to support mission-critical operations for the U.S. Government and select global partners.

The partnership integrates Satellogic's frequent revisit capabilities with Maxar's very-high-resolution imaging and AI-driven analysis tools. Together, they create a versatile solution for simultaneously monitoring activities across multiple locations and detecting critical changes. When more precise data is required, Maxar can deploy its 30 cm-class imaging for a highly detailed view. This innovative approach provides a strategic combination of cost efficiency, resolution, and revisit frequency to enhance Earth observation capabilities.

"This agreement with Maxar is a watershed moment in Earth observation, providing crucial capacity to warfighters and allies," said Matt Tirman, President of Satellogic. "Combining our constellation with Maxar's expertise enables comprehensive monitoring and analytics to meet the demand for actionable intelligence. Access to Maxar's distribution platform expands our reach and delivers our data to more customers."

Maxar's virtual constellation platform, which integrates complementary sensors for seamless data collection, delivery, and analysis, will be bolstered by Satellogic's capabilities.

"In today's dynamic environment, warfighters and intelligence analysts need to be able to detect and understand change over many areas of interest simultaneously," commented Peter Wilczynski, Chief Product Officer at Maxar Intelligence.

"To achieve this more ambitious mission, customers need access to more than one constellation - tipping and cueing between sensors to balance between cost, revisit and resolution is essential. Adding Satellogic into our virtual constellation allows us to deliver timely mission-critical insights to our U.S. and international government customers at even greater scale, giving them a strategic advantage."