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Top 10 Military startups providing Satellite Surveillance and Geospatial intelligence
Aug 18, 2025 | By Bruce Makowsky | 11 |
These startups provide satellite surveillance for missile tracking, reconnaissance of enemy positions, detection of space-based threats, communication network monitoring and early warning systems.
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Country: USA | Funding: $11.8B
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that operates a network of sattelites that can be used for military goals.
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that operates a network of sattelites that can be used for military goals.
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Country: USA | Funding: $418M
True Anomaly manufactures space materials to deliver security and sustainability systems and solutions in the space domain. True Anomaly is the contractor that helps the US Space Force figure out how to train for and fight a war that has never been fought before.
True Anomaly manufactures space materials to deliver security and sustainability systems and solutions in the space domain. True Anomaly is the contractor that helps the US Space Force figure out how to train for and fight a war that has never been fought before.
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Country: Finland | Funding: $406.3M
ICEYE allows to strengthen national defense with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that enable persistent monitoring to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.
ICEYE allows to strengthen national defense with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that enable persistent monitoring to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.
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Country: USA | Funding: $239M
Capella's easily accessible, high-resolution Earth images any time of day or night, in any weather helping U.S. defense, intelligence and civilian agencies solve some of the world’s toughest problems.
Capella's easily accessible, high-resolution Earth images any time of day or night, in any weather helping U.S. defense, intelligence and civilian agencies solve some of the world’s toughest problems.
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Country: USA | Funding: $148.9M
Slingshot Aerospace builds space data, analytics, and simulation solutions. Slingshot’s mission-critical data and analytics solutions give operators the clarity they need to maximize mission success and safety.
Slingshot Aerospace builds space data, analytics, and simulation solutions. Slingshot’s mission-critical data and analytics solutions give operators the clarity they need to maximize mission success and safety.
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Country: USA
Millennium Space Systems makes missile control, surveillance and reconnaissance small satellites for US Space Force.
Millennium Space Systems makes missile control, surveillance and reconnaissance small satellites for US Space Force.
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Country: Australia
DEWC Services is Australia’s foremost C4ISREW specialist, providing the Australian Defence Organisation and industry partners with mission critical operational and technical experience in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare.
DEWC Services is Australia’s foremost C4ISREW specialist, providing the Australian Defence Organisation and industry partners with mission critical operational and technical experience in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare.
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Country: USA | Funding: $7.8M
Search engine for all of Earth's data for Defense, Property & Insurtech, Infrastructure organizations
Search engine for all of Earth's data for Defense, Property & Insurtech, Infrastructure organizations
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Country: UK | Funding: $4.5M
Disruptive Industries (DI) is a technology company that builds threat detection systems.
Disruptive Industries (DI) is a technology company that builds threat detection systems.
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