BlackSky is a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence, operating its own constellation of Earth observation satellites in low Earth orbit. The company delivers on-demand, high-frequency imagery, monitoring, and analytics of critical locations and events using its AI-powered Spectra platform. BlackSky serves government organizations and commercial enterprises, providing them with timely insights and data for strategic decision-making.
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After expanding its constellation at the end of 2021, BlackSky achieved the ability to monitor the most important strategic locations and assets on Earth on an hourly basis.
On 2022-06-21 BlackSky Technologies Inc. was awarded a basic order agreement from the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to create and optimize data sets for use in Department of Defense AI models and applications.
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center basic order agreement with BlackSky has a ceiling value of $241,000,000 over five years.
BlackSky Technology Inc. promoted Henry Dubois to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective 2022-06-10.
BlackSky Technology Inc. reaffirmed its 2022 revenue guidance range of $58,000,000 to $62,000,000.
Johan Broekhuysen will remain employed at BlackSky until 2022-08-11 to support transition efforts.
Henry Dubois joined BlackSky as chief development officer in August 2021 to lead the company’s growth and corporate development initiatives.
The NRO awarded 10-year EOCL contracts to BlackSky, Maxar Technologies, and Planet.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contracts to BlackSky, Maxar Technologies, and Planet on 2022-05-25.
BlackSky and Planet are planning fleets of satellites with 30- to 50-centimeter resolution that will place them in more direct competition with Maxar in the coming years.
BlackSky received a two-year EOCL baseline contract worth $72,000,000 with options that could raise its contract ceiling to about $1,000,000,000 over the 10-year period.
BlackSky’s constellation and platform produce an average collection time of less than 90 minutes from order to product delivery.
BlackSky’s EOCL contract was awarded with a five-year base and five one-year options and is worth as much as $1,000,000,000 over a decade.
The National Reconnaissance Office’s market research for EOCL included study contracts awarded in 2019 to BlackSky, Maxar, and Planet.
Of BlackSky’s initial $85,500,000 award, $72,000,000 is allocated for services to be provided in the first two years of the contract.
BlackSky’s EOCL contract has a starting value of $85,500,000 and total contract options worth up to $1,000,000,000 over the 10-year period.
BlackSky combines an advanced SaaS customer platform with a 14-satellite constellation to provide high dawn-to-dusk revisit rates over critical regions.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded BlackSky, Maxar Technologies, and Planet Labs 10-year contracts on 2022-05-25 to provide satellite imagery for U.S. intelligence, defense, and federal civil agencies.
Rocket Lab’s April 2022 Electron launch carrying two BlackSky imaging satellites was postponed from late March 2022 because of weather.
Commercial companies like Blacksky, Planet, and Maxar provided high-resolution imagery and data sets to journalists, activists, and open source intelligence analysts.