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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Two additional BlackSky satellites were shipped to a launch facility in New Zealand for BlackSky's Rocket Lab mission named "Running out of Toes" scheduled for May 2021.
BlackSky has launch plans with Rocket Lab to deploy eight additional satellites in 2021.
BlackSky shipped two additional satellites to a launch facility in New Zealand for a Rocket Lab mission named "Running out of Toes" scheduled for May 2021.
BlackSky 7 was launched at 22:30 UTC on 2021-03-22.
BlackSky seeks to build a constellation of 30 high-resolution multispectral satellites capable of monitoring the most important locations on Earth every 30 minutes, day or night.
BlackSky 7 was launched at 22:30 UTC on 2021-03-22.
Two additional BlackSky satellites have been shipped to a launch facility in New Zealand for BlackSky’s next planned Rocket Lab mission named "Running out of Toes" scheduled for May 2021.
The NRO launched an industry competition in 2019 to select new suppliers of electro-optical imagery and awarded study contracts to Maxar, Planet, and BlackSky.
BlackSky seeks to build its constellation to 30 high-resolution multispectral satellites capable of monitoring the most important locations on Earth every 30 minutes, day or night.
BlackSky has launch plans with Rocket Lab to deploy eight additional satellites during 2021.
LeoStella is a joint venture between Thales Alenia Space and BlackSky Holdings that was formed in 2018 to produce satellites for BlackSky’s constellation of Earth-imaging satellites.
BlackSky signed a multi-launch agreement with Spaceflight Inc. that includes the launch of nine BlackSky satellites across five Electron missions in 2021.
BlackSky-7 launched at 22:30 UTC on 2021-03-22 on Rocket Lab’s "They Go Up So Fast" mission.
BlackSky 7 delivered first insights within 24 hours of launch after completing satellite checkout and collecting first images.
BlackSky 7 was built by LeoStella’s manufacturing line where an additional 16 BlackSky satellites are in production.
Rocket Lab’s Electron mission named "They Go Up So Fast" launched a BlackSky satellite on 2021-03-22.
BlackSky accelerated deployment of its constellation of Gen-2 high-revisit, high-resolution imaging satellites to deliver capabilities in 2021 that were originally planned for delivery in 2022.
The first Rocket Lab launch in BlackSky’s five-mission agreement took place on 2021-03-22.
BlackSky downlinked, processed, and analyzed BlackSky 7 images using the Spectra AI suite of AI/ML algorithms to detect objects of interest and establish the first insight milestone.
BlackSky expects to begin including Gen-3 satellites in 2023 that are intended to have 0.5 m resolution and short-wave infrared (SWIR) for low-light and nighttime imaging capabilities.