True Anomaly ranks 16 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; HEO ranks 85 with 66. True Anomaly is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, firepower and leverage. Level on positioning. HEO is based in Australia, True Anomaly in Centennial, United States. HEO is named in 15 signals and True Anomaly in 40.
HEO sells Non-Earth Imaging services to government and intelligence customers, providing imagery of spacecraft and other objects in orbit.
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HEO is an Australian company (Sydney) and the category creator of commercial non-Earth imaging (photographing satellites from other satellites), with seven first-generation camera missions and its Adler Mk2 GEO-hardened camera flying in 2026, plus >50 sensors accessible after a Planet SkySat integration (August 2026). It is the asset-light space-domain-awareness model (cameras in the right place, not big satellites), acquired Satellogic's NewSat-34 (Australia's first sovereign sub-meter imaging asset), and moved its NRO relationship to operational integration (a February 2026 CSO contract). Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (the NRO contract is small-dollar, seven-figure class).
15 signals name HEO.
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True Anomaly builds and operates Jackal spacecraft for autonomous rendezvous, close-proximity inspection and pursuit of other spacecraft, including work for the U.S. Space Force.
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True Anomaly is a US space-defense company whose JACKAL-0004 (launched May 2026) executed VICTUS HAZE, the first-ever space-to-space pursuit of an evading target (with Rocket Lab and the USSF), completing an operational sortie and capturing first images of another spacecraft. It won Kronos in July 2026 (its Mosaic software selected for a major USSF Battle Management program of record) plus a Golden Dome interceptor effort, making it the only startup combining flight-proven inspection craft, software, a factory, battle management, and interceptors, though Slingshot and LeoLabs show stronger continuous-revenue evidence. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (~$260M+ raised class).
40 signals name True Anomaly.
41 facts on file.
True Anomaly ranks 16 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; HEO ranks 85 with 66. True Anomaly is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, firepower and leverage. Level on positioning. HEO is based in Australia, True Anomaly in Centennial, United States. HEO is named in 15 signals and True Anomaly in 40.
True Anomaly ranks 16 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; HEO ranks 85 with 66. True Anomaly is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, firepower and leverage. Level on positioning. HEO is based in Australia, True Anomaly in Centennial, United States. HEO is named in 15 signals and True Anomaly in 40. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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