Startup HySpecIQ awarded a contract in 2014 to Boeing to build its hyperspectral imaging satellites. HySpecIQ then halted work on its constellation due to a decline in energy prices. This image depicts the output of a hyperspectral sensor, which gathers information on light reflected in every pixel.

HySpecIQ’s contract follows three commercial imagery study awards announced by the NRO in June to BlackSky Global, Maxar Technologies and Planet.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...