Satellogic secures $18M contract for persistent defence Earth-observation monitoring

On 25 July 2026, Satellogic announced an US$18 million contract with an international defence customer for persistent Earth-observation monitoring. Under the deal, Satellogic will deliver daily revisit imagery over a wide set of points of interest through its NewSat constellation, moving from trial to full deployment within six months.

The award signals Satellogic's shift towards persistent-intelligence delivery for government and defence users, complementing recent partnerships with SynMax and SpaceKnow to extend global monitoring across commercial and defence markets. It adds to a run of monitoring and imagery contracts for the vertically integrated Earth-observation operator, whose low-cost NewSat satellites underpin a high-frequency-revisit business model.