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New view from space!

We captured this image of the Chinese Space Station as it passed over the coast of Hawaii.

At 12 cm/px resolution, we can see the expected T-shaped configuration of the CSS, with its solar array wings deployed and all science modules visible: Tianhe, Wentian and Mengtian.

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@AndrosynthCpn The vector arrows indicated Earth (green), Sun (yellow), Velocity (blue) and relative velocity (orange)

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Hubble at work.

This non-Earth image captures the Hubble Space Telescope with its aperture door open.

Our attitude analysis reveals Hubble was pointing towards tile CLUTCH-TARGET-GC, part of the CLUTCH (COSMOS Legacy UV-Optical Treasury Campaign with Hubble) programme. Public records show that Hubble was observing its target at this time.

By combining close-up imagery with attitude analysis, HEO can reveal not just a spacecraft's configuration, but what it is doing.

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@helimopp Yes from another satellite! We’re looking down at the ISS so the background you see is the ocean

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Engineering at its finest.

The International Space Station, imaged in orbit above the coast of French Guiana.

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@ShuttleAlmanac We will get it during a spacewalk where you can clearly make out a crewmember one day! We missed the last spacewalk by ~3 hours. Will share that one later.

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@BlackSky_Inc Pleasure working with you all!

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@ShuttleAlmanac October 23rd!

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Orbital data centres could add up to a million satellites in the next decade. Who will inspect and maintain them?

At T-Minus, @drwillcrowe explores the opportunity for spacecraft inspection and maintenance, and how rendezvous and proximity operations can help protect these valuable assets.

As orbital infrastructure scales, so will the need to inspect it.

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6 years ago, @Satellogic helped us explore what Earth observation satellites could see when pointed at other spacecraft.

Today, we're announcing a three-year agreement to expand non-Earth imaging and deliver insights to commercial and government customers.

Together, we're pushing what's possible in orbit.

Read more: https://t.co/9bU7PKzYFv

BlueWalker 3 imaged by a Satellogic satellite from 17 km at 3 cm/pixel.

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Making space manoeuvrable.

At T-Minus, @drwillcrowe announced HEO’s two new rendezvous offerings: sovereign software that enables any satellite with propulsion and a camera to perform a rendezvous, and rendezvous on demand, bringing inspection missions from years of preparation to potentially hours.

Watch the clip below.

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The family tree behind this rocket body reaches all the way back to Sputnik.

SL-4 R/B (68753) is the spent rocket body from a Soyuz-2.1b launch from Plesetsk in April 2026.

Soyuz belongs to the R-7 rocket family, the same lineage that carried Sputnik 1 into orbit in 1957. Nearly 70 years later, that lineage continues to evolve, putting new hardware into space.

Through our Non-Earth Imaging, we can see the rocket body tumbling in orbit, with the main body and engine nozzles visible.

Images taken from an average distance of 321.31km with an average resolution of 25 cm/px.

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Designed to image spacecraft from hundreds of kilometres away. Demonstrated at just 6 kilometres.

At T-Minus, @drwillcrowe discussed the first on-orbit demonstration of our Holmes Mk2 camera, showcasing how HEO’s cameras can enable new inspection missions beyond their original intended use.

Conducted with our partner @GoToImpulse, the demonstration captured remarkable detail of their LEO Express-2 spacecraft.

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At T-Minus, @drwillcrowe shared why flyby imaging isn't always enough, and how rendezvous operations enable sustained spacecraft inspection.

HEO recently conducted a rendezvous mission using Continuum-1, a satellite originally designed for Earth observation, with partners at @Satellogic and UNSW Canberra Space.

By extending the spacecraft beyond its original mission design, HEO demonstrated a new way to use existing assets to position a satellite closer to another object, enabling longer-duration imaging, multiple viewing angles and greater control over imaging conditions.

Watch the full clip below.

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We inspect and maintain aircraft, ships and vehicle fleets. Why should spacecraft be any different?

HEO CEO @drwillcrowe explains why inspection and maintenance are becoming essential to commercial space, and how non-Earth imaging can help operators reduce costs and extend spacecraft lifetimes. Through partnerships like HEO’s with Astroscale, we’re adding the inspection layer needed to make on-orbit maintenance a reality.

Watch the full clip below.

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@vicky_woodburn @payloadspace @BlackSky_Inc Genius!

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We’re extending our partnership with @BlackSky_Inc, bringing imagery from BlackSky’s Gen-2 and very high-resolution Gen-3 satellites into HEO’s sensor network.

Combined with HEO’s software and analysis, higher-resolution imagery enables more detailed spacecraft identification and inspection, helping our customers better understand the condition and behaviours of objects they depend on.

Read more: https://t.co/kHOE3zoJSj

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HEO CEO & Co-Founder @drwillcrowe on why governments need sovereign Non-Earth Imaging (NEI) capabilities, what it means to own the means of collection, and why control over data is only the beginning.

“Nation states are looking to buy a capability. In the case that something bad happens, they want to make sure they can get data by themselves if they absolutely have to.”

“They recognise that they need to get their bulk of the data from us. But they want that optionality, that ability to do more.”

Drawing on thousands of collection campaigns across hundreds of space objects, HEO has adapted 10 different sensors across multiple spacecraft platforms for NEI. We equip governments with the technology, software and expertise to own their NEI capability.

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@Satellogic Great looking satellite!

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Days after launch, @heospace captured this image of Merlin.01 in orbit, confirming that its solar arrays had deployed (independent verification that complements our own telemetry, which confirms the satellite is stable and in good health).
Merlin, which will will take our work with Aleph Observer from known-site monitoring to whole-world continuous awareness, went from concept to orbit in just 18 months. It will become the global baseline detection layer of Satellogic's Persistent Global Intelligence infrastructure. Reaching orbit marks a major milestone in bringing this capability closer to reality.
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