The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is responsible for space-based intelligence, has awarded six study contracts around commercial hyperspectral imagery. The six companies receiving awards are BlackSky Technology, HyperSat, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Planet and Xplore. Capabilities The contracts, say the NRO, focus on “increasing knowledge and understanding of current and expected hyperspectral imagery availability, …
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