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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BlackSky doubled its small satellite constellation through a Rocket Lab launch campaign and completed a SPAC merger to become a public company by the end of 2021.
Spaceflight Inc. commissioned an additional sixth Electron launch for BlackSky to take place in 2022.
The dedicated BlackSky mission will deploy another pair of Gen-2 Earth-imaging satellites to a precise location in low Earth orbit for BlackSky.
LeoStella, a joint venture between BlackSky and Thales Alenia Space, built the bus for Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 satellite that launched on the same June rideshare mission as YAM-2.
LeoStella primarily builds satellites for its part-owner BlackSky and also sells the LEO-100 commercial off-the-shelf satellite bus to third parties.
On 2021-12-21, BlackSky added geospatial solutions provider Geoimage to its reseller network.
BlackSky raised $283,000,000 during its initial public offering in September.
The recently commissioned BlackSky satellites provided imagery that was processed through the company’s Spectra AI platform to deliver AI-enabled insights to customers within hours.
BlackSky’s baseline 12-satellite constellation supplies images to a fully operational, AI-enabled SaaS platform that BlackSky intends to scale to meet commercial and government demand.
BlackSky submitted a bid for a National Reconnaissance Office imagery contract that the NRO plans to award in mid-2022 to multiple commercial providers.
BlackSky’s satellites delivered first insights in less than 18 hours after the 2021-12-08 Rocket Lab launch.
BlackSky plans to add two to four satellites in 2022 before transitioning to a higher-resolution spacecraft in 2023.
A Rocket Lab launch on 2021-12-08 deployed BlackSky satellites as part of the company’s mission operations.
BlackSky reached 12 satellites in orbit after losing two spacecraft in May in a failed Rocket Lab mission.
BlackSky raised $283,000,000 during its IPO in September.
BlackSky Gen-3 satellites will produce images with 50-centimeter resolution.
Following the Rocket Lab launch on 2021-12-08, BlackSky’s satellites delivered first insights in less than 18 hours.
BlackSky’s 12-satellite constellation delivers a peak revisit rate of 15 hourly visits per day over certain locations.
Rocket Lab launched a pair of BlackSky satellites on 2021-12-08.
The Electron deployed two BlackSky satellites into orbits 430 km high at inclinations of 42 degrees about an hour after liftoff.