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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The Falcon 9 upper stage deployed BlackSky’s Global-8 satellite five minutes after deploying Global-7.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites and two BlackSky imaging satellites on 2020-08-07.
The two BlackSky satellites on the 2020-08-07 launch join four other BlackSky satellites launched in 2018 and 2019.
The Falcon 9 upper stage deployed BlackSky’s Global-7 satellite nearly 62 minutes after launch.
BlackSky received a U.S. Air Force contract on 2020-07-21 to monitor overseas U.S. military bases, detect outbreaks, and analyze the spread of COVID-19.
The U.S. Air Force will use BlackSky’s artificial intelligence and machine learning analytics platform to monitor areas and track the spread of COVID-19 to protect deployed personnel and secure critical nodes of the supply chain.
Jason Andrews previously founded Andrews Space, Spaceflight, and BlackSky and merged those companies under Spaceflight in 2015.
The YAM-3 satellite is being built by LeoStella, a joint venture of Thales Alenia Space and BlackSky.
Spaceflight Inc. is launching two satellites for BlackSky as a rideshare on a SpaceX Starlink mission later 2020-06.
BlackSky plans to launch two satellites on a SpaceX Starlink mission later 2020-06.
Spaceflight Industries plans to invest proceeds from the sale of its rideshare business into BlackSky.
Intelsat loaned $50,000,000 in October to BlackSky, linking Intelsat and BlackSky financially.
BlackSky plans to launch four satellites on an Indian Small Satellite Launch Vehicle later 2020.
BlackSky plans to launch two additional satellites with a to-be-announced launch provider later 2020.
With 16 satellites, BlackSky can provide 1-meter resolution imagery with hourly revisit times for most major cities.
BlackSky has four satellites in orbit from launches in 2018 and 2019 that were built in-house by Spaceflight Industries.
Each LeoStella-built BlackSky satellite weighs 55 kg and is designed for a three-year service life.
LeoStella, a joint venture of Spaceflight Industries and Thales Alenia Space, is building 20 satellites under contract with BlackSky.
BlackSky will launch two satellites as co-passengers on a SpaceX Starlink mission expected to occur 2020-06-24.
Some of the LeoStella-built satellites will replace older BlackSky satellites to maintain a 16-satellite constellation.