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NRO adds HEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada to commercial imaging program

The National Reconnaissance Office has added HEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada Corporation to its commercial imaging program, expanding its roster of commercial providers for satellite imagery and data services. The move broadens the NRO’s access to diverse commercial imaging capabilities for intelligence missions.

Discovered 2026-02-10T14:38:39.184535-08:00 | 2026-02-10T14:38:39.184535-08:00

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Adds three commercial imagery providers, including HEO (which recently acquired an in‑orbit Satellogic NewSat‑134), expanding the NRO’s supplier base and in‑orbit data sources.
Includes Sierra Nevada Corporation, which has been increasing its ISR footprint after buying a fourth Bombardier Global 6500 for surveillance work.
Reinforces a broader US government trend toward purchasing commercial sensors alongside service RFIs such as the Space Force’s wide‑field camera RFI and the Navy’s nighttime Earth‑imaging RFI.

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