Strong Revenue Growth
Total revenue increased 80% year-over-year to $6.1 million in Q1 2026 (from $3.4 million in Q1 2025), driven primarily by a $1.6 million increase in imagery orders and a $3.0 million increase in data & analytics revenue.
Improved Profitability Metrics
Adjusted EBITDA loss improved 32% year-over-year to a loss of $4.2 million, and operating loss improved ~33% to $6.4 million, showing operating leverage as revenue scales.
First Positive Operating Cash Flow
Generated positive net cash from operating activities for the first time in company history: $0.2 million in Q1 2026 (improvement of $4.9 million vs. Q1 2025 when $4.7 million was used).
Strengthened Balance Sheet
Ended the quarter with $121.9 million in cash and cash equivalents (up from $94.4 million at year-end 2025), supported by a $35 million registered direct offering completed in January 2026.
Geographic Diversification and Asia Pacific Momentum
Asia Pacific revenue expanded more than eightfold year-over-year to $3.0 million (from $0.4 million), with notable customers in Australia and Malaysia; Europe revenue rose to $1.1 million (from $0.5 million).
Significant Commercial and Sovereign Wins
Closed multiple notable contracts including a $18 million agreement with CEiiA (Portugal) for two satellites, a recent $12 million sovereign in-orbit sale, and the sale of NuSAT34 to Australia; Space Systems contributed $1.5 million of revenue this quarter.
Product and Platform Progress — Aleph Observer Live
Launched Aleph Observer in February 2026: a persistent monitoring platform delivering images within ~3 hours and built-in automated object detection; early customer pilots converting one-off imagery buyers into multi-year subscription prospects.
Merlin Constellation Fully Funded and On Schedule
Merlin development anchored by a $30 million customer contract; first launch remains on track for October 2026 with initial constellation rollout expected in H1 2027, positioning the company for future recurring revenue at scale.
Unit Economics and Capacity Advantage
Patent-protected camera design yields ~10x imagery throughput per satellite versus peers and an all-in new-satellite cost of approximately $1.3 million, enabling lower unit costs for persistent monitoring.
Operational Execution
Successful launches of NewSat 53 and NewSat 54 on March 30 expanded in-orbit capacity and flight heritage; production milestones for Merlin reported as on track.