What ExoAnalytic Solutions does

ExoAnalytic Solutions is a U.S. defense and space domain awareness company that operates the world's largest commercial optical telescope network — the ExoGlobal Telescope Network (EGTN), comprising 350+ sensors distributed globally to provide persistent, 24/7 monitoring of objects in Earth orbit. Founded in 2008 by three physicists specializing in ballistic missile tracking algorithms, the company transitioned from missile defense R&D into space situational awareness beginning in 2013, and now delivers integrated SSA/SDA products and services across both U.S. government and commercial satellite operator customers. Core products include ExoTrack (commercial SSA/SDA subscription tiers priced from $1,000/satellite/month to $1.36M/month for enterprise SDA), the ESpOC command-and-control system processing 10M+ monthly observations, the HARRIER software-defined relocatable telescope system, ESpOC-14 ground-based sensor hardware, the ExoALERT AI-assisted anomaly detection platform, and the SEAS/SPySE modeling and simulation tools used for military utility analysis.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model spanning recurring subscriptions (commercial ExoTrack tiers, government SDA data subscriptions), prime and subcontract defense contracts (U.S. Space Force, Missile Defense Agency, Navy, Air Force, Intelligence Community), SBIR/STTR research awards exceeding $41M cumulatively, hardware sales of ESpOC-14 systems at approximately $500K per unit, dedicated telescope rental at $2,000-$19,250 per night, and professional services for mission systems engineering. Distribution is exclusively direct sales, targeting government agencies through formal procurement and SBIR channels and commercial satellite operators through inbound and outbound enterprise engagement. In March 2026, ExoAnalytic was acquired by Anduril Industries — merging approximately 130 employees with Anduril's 120-person space unit to create a 250+ combined workforce integrated within a larger defense technology prime. The company also owns 3S Northumbria Ltd., a UK-based wholly owned subsidiary supporting allied and Five Eyes customer relationships across Edinburgh, Farnham, Cheltenham, and Canberra.

The company's AI/ML capabilities are deeply embedded rather than incidental: ExoALERT autonomously processes 30TB of daily sensor data using computer vision and anomaly detection; missile defense algorithms employ a 12-State Kalman Filter combined with Deep Neural Networks; and sub-pixel image processing runs in real-time at the focal plane. AI development is funded through multiple SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II awards, and AI is positioned as a core differentiator of the ExoTrack and ESpOC product lines, though operational exploitation retains a human-in-the-loop review model.

Name

ExoAnalytic Solutions

Legal name

ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://exoanalytic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ExoAnalytic Solutions operates the world's largest commercial optical telescope network (350+ sensors) providing persistent space domain awareness, missile defense tracking, and SSA/SDA subscription services to U.S. government agencies and commercial satellite operators. Acquired by Anduril Industries in March 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Domain Awareness and Missile Defense Technology

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors & Targeting Systems (IMABAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Defense & Missile Warning (BPAIAHAF), Defense Software, Mission Applications & Open Architecture (MOSA) Systems (IMABAOAM), Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD) Systems (IMABAOAD)

Keywords

• Space domain awareness
• Missile defense systems
• Space situational awareness
• Optical telescope networks
• Modeling and simulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Foothill Ranch

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Prime and subcontract awards from U.S. government agencies including the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Space Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force for modeling, simulation, analysis, and sensor system delivery. Revenue is project-based with multi-year contract potential.
2. Commercial SSA/SDA Subscription Services: Monthly and annual SaaS subscriptions (ExoTrack) sold to commercial satellite operators, allied government agencies, and research institutions for access to space situational awareness and space domain awareness data services. Tiers range from $1,000 to $4,500 per satellite per month for commercial SSA, and enterprise-wide access from $90,000 to $1.36M per month.
3. SBIR/STTR Research Awards: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I and Phase II contracts awarded by MDA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force to fund development of advanced optical sensing, AI/ML tracking algorithms, and automated scheduling technologies.
4. Hardware and Sensor System Sales: Sale of proprietary ground-based optical sensor systems (ESpOC-14 and related platforms) to government and allied defense customers. One-time purchase model for sensor hardware.
5. Dedicated Telescope Access: Nightly rental of dedicated telescope access at premium tiers (HARRIER), sold to organizations requiring exclusive use of specialized sensor assets. Priced at $19,250 per night.
6. Mission Systems Engineering Services: Professional services engagements delivering advanced space domain awareness, mission systems engineering, and defense technology solutions to government and commercial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ExoAnalytic Solutions provides space domain awareness (SDA) and missile defense products and services built around the ExoGlobal Telescope Network (EGTN), a proprietary network of 350+ optical telescopes worldwide. Core offerings include the ExoTrack commercial SSA/SDA subscription service, the HARRIER relocatable telescope system, the ESpOC command-and-control system, the SEAS and SPySE modeling and simulation tools, and a missile defense software suite, sold to U.S. government agencies, allied governments, and commercial satellite operators.

Product overview

ExoAnalytic Solutions operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its ExoAnalytic Global Telescope Network (EGTN), the world's largest commercial optical telescope network with 350+ telescopes providing real-time space domain awareness. The core platform is complemented by specialized products across three sectors: Space Intelligence (ExoTrack subscription services, ESpOC Command Center, ExoALERT, HARRIER turnkey sensor system), Space and Missile Systems (focal plane processing, tracking algorithms, target discrimination, C2BMC optimization), and National Security Space (SEAS and SPySE simulation tools, Space Control Toolkit). The company also offers tiered sensor network data subscriptions, catalog services, launch support, and consulting services. A wholly owned subsidiary, 3S Northumbria, extends capabilities to the UK market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 3S Northumbria: Wholly owned subsidiary delivering advanced space domain awareness, mission systems engineering, and defense technology solutions. Operates with its own dedicated team and customer relationships, united with ExoAnalytic by shared values and technical excellence.

Products and services

• ExoAnalytic Global Telescope Network (EGTN) The world's largest commercial optical telescope network comprising 350+ autonomous telescopes positioned globally, providing real-time astrometric and photometric data for MEO, HEO, GEO, and XGEO orbits with 18 hours per day persistence and sub-arcsecond accuracy. Available via subscription to government and commercial customers.
• ExoTrack Subscription-based tracking service for commercial GEO satellite operators providing real-time orbit determination, ephemerides, conjunction alerts, and daily precision orbits within 100-meter position uncertainty margins. Includes an API for integrating tracking and orbital data into operator tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350+ telescopes providing global, 24/7 persistent space monitoring
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Advanced SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Advanced Space LLC, a provider of advanced spaceflight safety and orbital domain awareness services, partnered with ExoAnalytic Solutions and Orion Space Solutions on an IARPA CASTIE Phase II contract award. ExoAnalytic serves as a teaming partner contributing optical sensor data and SSA/SDA capabilities to the program. The partnership combines Advanced Space's orbital safety expertise with ExoAnalytic's global telescope network and optical sensing capabilities.
• Orion Space SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Orion Space Solutions participated alongside ExoAnalytic Solutions in the Advanced Space-led IARPA CASTIE Phase II contract team. Orion contributed additional technical capabilities to the joint teaming arrangement for IARPA's space domain awareness research program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LeoLabs: LeoLabs operates a global commercial radar-based network for LEO space situational awareness and tracking, the closest direct competitor to ExoAnalytic's optical-based commercial SSA offering. Both sell subscription SDA services to satellite operators and governments and compete for the same enterprise and government customers.
• Slingshot Aerospace: Slingshot Aerospace provides commercial space domain awareness, space traffic management, and AI-driven analytics for satellite operators, defense, and intelligence customers. It is a direct peer in commercial SSA/SDA subscriptions with comparable customer profiles and adjacent optical and software capabilities.
• COMSPOC (Commercial Space Operations Center): COMSPOC offers commercial space situational awareness software, catalog services, and conjunction assessment to satellite operators and governments. It is a direct competitor in the SSA/SDA subscription market that ExoAnalytic addresses via ExoTrack and ESpOC catalog services.

Broad incumbents

• AGI (Analytical Graphics, now ANSYS): AGI's STK (Systems Tool Kit) is a foundational commercial SSA/SDA modeling and simulation platform widely used across defense, intelligence, and commercial space. It overlaps with ExoAnalytic's SEAS and SPySE mission analysis tools and broader SSA service portfolio, though as a much larger established software incumbent.
• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a major defense prime providing missile defense systems, space-based sensors, and OPIR/SSA capabilities, overlapping with ExoAnalytic's missile defense algorithms and SDA sensor work. Several of ExoAnalytic's senior leaders came from Northrop Grumman, and the company competes with it on classified space programs.
• Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is a defense prime with leading positions in missile defense (THAAD, PAC-3), space-based infrared systems (SBIRS), and national security space programs. It competes with ExoAnalytic across missile defense tracking algorithms and Space Force ground-based sensor contracts.
• Raytheon Technologies (RTX): RTX (Raytheon) is a major missile defense and EO/IR sensor provider across SM-3, SM-6, and ground-based radar/optical programs. It competes with ExoAnalytic in the integrated air and missile defense sensor and algorithm market that ExoAnalytic addresses via its Missile Defense Software Suite.
• BAE Systems: BAE Systems provides space domain awareness, intelligence analysis, and electronic warfare capabilities to U.S. and allied governments. It competes with ExoAnalytic in defense and intelligence community SDA programs and is a broad incumbent in adjacent national security space work.

Emerging players

• Kayhan Space: Kayhan Space provides commercial space situational awareness, conjunction screening, and autonomous space traffic management software for satellite operators. It is an emerging player overlapping with ExoAnalytic's commercial SSA subscription offering but with a software-only rather than sensor-network model.
• True Anomaly: True Anomaly develops space domain awareness capabilities, including sensor satellites and Mosaic software for space superiority, competing for Space Force and intelligence community SDA contracts. It represents a newer well-capitalized entrant overlapping with ExoAnalytic's national security space portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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