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Earth Observation & Remote Sensing companies in United States

Space Atlas lists 38 organisations in United States working in earth observation & remote sensing: 17 startups, 13 private companies, 4 government agencies, 2 research institutions, 1 academic institution, 1 non-profit. That is 14% of the 263 space organisations in United States and 9% of the 404 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Herndon (3), San Francisco (3), Austin (2).

Startup (17)

  • Albedo Space · Startup · Denver

    American very-low-Earth-orbit satellite company — builds VLEO satellite buses and the Clarity constellation for high-resolution visible and thermal imagery.

  • Array Labs · Startup · Palo Alto

    American radar satellite startup — building formation-flying multistatic SAR satellite clusters to produce 3D imagery of the Earth's surface.

  • Danti · Startup · Atlanta

    US geospatial AI startup — natural-language search engine across satellite imagery, drone and other Earth data; works with NGA and DoD.

  • EOI Space · Startup · Louisville

    American Earth observation startup — building a very-low-orbit satellite constellation to collect ultra-high-resolution imagery.

  • Floodbase · Startup · New York

    US climate-tech startup (formerly Cloud to Street) — uses satellite data and AI to monitor floods and power parametric flood insurance.

  • Hydrosat · Startup · Washington

    US–Luxembourg Earth observation startup — operates thermal infrared satellites (VanZyl series) delivering water and agriculture intelligence.

  • Lunasonde · Startup · Tucson

    American Earth observation startup in Tucson — develops orbital radar sounding satellites to map subsurface resources such as water and minerals.

  • Muon Space · Startup · Mountain View

    Designs, builds and operates mission-optimised LEO satellite constellations — the Halo platform delivers critical Earth intelligence data for national security, civil and commer…

  • Near Space Labs · Startup · New York City

    Deploys stratospheric balloons carrying high-resolution cameras to provide imagery with the resolution of drones at the cost and coverage of satellites — serves insurance, agric…

  • NewOrbit Space · Startup · San Jose

    Develops satellite technology for ultra-low Earth orbit (ULEO) operations — enabling satellites to operate at altitudes of 200-350km for superior resolution imaging and reduced …

  • Orbital Micro Systems · Startup · Boulder

    American Earth observation company, a subsidiary of Weather Stream — develops small-satellite microwave sensing for space-based weather data.

  • Orbital Sidekick · Startup · San Francisco

    Operates a hyperspectral satellite constellation for industrial infrastructure monitoring — detects pipeline leaks, illegal dumping and environmental hazards using AI-powered sp…

  • Privateer · Startup · Kihei

    American space data company — combines space situational awareness and Earth observation analytics, incl. Orbital Insight's TerraScope platform.

  • SkyFi · Startup · Austin

    US Earth intelligence startup — online marketplace for ordering optical, SAR and AIS satellite data plus AI-driven geospatial analytics.

  • Umbra · Startup · Santa Barbara

    American SAR satellite operator — builds and operates a commercial synthetic aperture radar constellation and sells imagery to government and commercial users.

  • Ursa Space Systems · Startup · Ithaca

    American geospatial analytics company — turns SAR and other satellite data into intelligence products such as global oil storage and vessel monitoring.

  • Xplore · Startup · Redmond

    Provides space-as-a-service via its LEO hyperspectral satellite constellation — offers remote sensing data products, edge computing in orbit and mission operations software for …

Private Company (13)

  • BlackSky Technology · Private Company · Herndon

    Space-based intelligence company delivering real-time high-frequency Earth observation — operates a LEO small satellite constellation with AI analytics via the BlackSky Spectra …

  • Capella Space · Private Company · San Francisco

    Operates the first US commercial SAR constellation — delivers 50cm resolution all-weather imagery for defense, intelligence and commercial customers through the Capella IonQ pla…

  • EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) · Private Company · Mountain View

    Ukrainian-founded Earth observation analytics company — provides satellite-imagery platforms for agriculture and forestry and operates EOS SAT satellites.

  • General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) · Private Company · San Diego

    American defence technology group — its Englewood, Colorado space unit builds small satellite platforms, payloads and constellations for US government missions.

  • GeoOptics · Private Company · Pasadena

    US Earth observation company — sells radio occultation environmental data from its CICERO small-satellite constellation for weather prediction.

  • HawkEye 360 · Private Company · Herndon

    Operates a commercial satellite constellation for RF signal geolocation and spectrum analytics — provides maritime domain awareness, spectrum monitoring and defense intelligence…

  • Maxar Technologies · Private Company · Westminster

    Leading provider of advanced space technology solutions, satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence.

  • Michigan Aerospace Corporation · Private Company · Ann Arbor

    American engineering company in Ann Arbor — builds optical sensing and lidar systems, including end-to-end systems that have been deployed in space.

  • Planet Labs · Private Company · San Francisco

    Operates the world's largest fleet of Earth observation satellites for daily global imaging.

  • PlanetiQ · Private Company · Golden

    US satellite data company — operates GNSS radio occultation satellites supplying atmospheric, space weather and climate data to NOAA and NASA.

  • Sidus Space · Private Company · Cape Canaveral

    American space and defence company — builds LizzieSat multi-mission satellites and provides space manufacturing and data services from Cape Canaveral.

  • Spire Global · Private Company · Vienna

    Space-to-cloud data and analytics company operating 110+ nanosatellites — tracks maritime, aviation and weather patterns globally and offers orbital services and federal solutions.

  • Tomorrow.io · Private Company · Boston

    Operates a constellation of weather monitoring satellites — combines space-based microwave radiometry with AI to provide proprietary weather intelligence for aviation, energy an…

Government Agency (4)

  • NASA · Government Agency · Washington DC

    United States government agency leading civilian space exploration, aeronautics research and Earth science.

  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) · Government Agency · Springfield

    US intelligence and combat support agency — produces geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) from satellite imagery and buys commercial EO data.

  • NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS) · Government Agency · Silver Spring

    US government office within NOAA — acquires and operates the nation's environmental satellites (GOES, JPSS) and runs the National Centers for Environmental Information.

  • USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS) · Government Agency · Sioux Falls

    US Geological Survey centre near Sioux Falls — operates Landsat ground systems and hosts the global Landsat and aerial imagery archive.

Research Institution (2)

  • Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) · Research Institution · North Logan

    Utah State University-owned University Affiliated Research Center — builds small satellites, space sensors and payloads for US defence and NASA missions.

  • Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) · Research Institution · Baltimore

    Science operations centre for NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes — manages science operations, data archives and astronomical research for humanity's premier space-ba…

Academic Institution (1)

Non-profit (1)