TECHNOLOGY

HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE MEETS SOPHISTICATED HARDWARE

Software

Our resilient space architecture creates non-Earth imagery and comprehensive analytics available on demand. Our information is used to optimise in-orbit operations, ensure the safety and security of space assets, and bolster space domain awareness.

Capabilities

A suite of custom-built tools delivering continuous awareness and security for satellite constellations.

Our advanced software can support hundreds of sensors and expand to meet growing customer demands. We offer both panchromatic and multispectral imaging, capturing individual snapshots or short video sequences.

Using NEI, we can analyse and identify an object’s size, shape, type, deployment status, configuration, orientation, and payload direction. These insights allow us to assess the capabilities, activity status, and behaviour of space objects.

We create precise 3D models of space objects by integrating NEI with publicly available data. These models are utilised in simulations to enhance operational efficiency and provide insights into the attitude, deployment status, and overall health of spacecraft.

Hardware

Supporting our commitment to make space transparent and sustainable, we leverage third party sensors already in space or host our proprietary Holmes or Adler Imagers on multi-use space vehicles to extend orbital coverage.  Our innovative technology turns single capability satellites into multi-use capability satellites to make the most of their time in orbit without compromising core mission objectives.

HEO NEI Cameras

Holmes Imager is the smallest payload currently offered by HEO, developed for in-orbit NEI applications. It achieved TRL 9 on its initial launch in June 2023. Operating as a hosted payload, Holmes captures resolved imagery of space objects as they fly past the host spacecraft.

Aperture Size
94 mm
Size
274 (L) x 115 (W) x 125 (H) mm
Resolution (GSD)
1.7 m at 500km
Holmes Imager

Adler is HEOs larger payload engineered for exceptional image quality. It is the largest commercial camera dedicated to non-Earth imaging (NEI) and is optimised to capture higher resolution (22cm/pixel at 100km) imagery at frame rates up to 100 frames per second. Adler’s high frame rate equips users with the capability to capture detailed imagery with short videos.  Adler’s first launch is scheduled for February 2025.

Aperture Size
194 mm
Size
480 (L) x 220 (W) x 224 (H) mm
Resolution (GSD)
1.1 m at 500km
Holmes Imager