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BlackSky satellite delivers high-res imagery just 12 hours post-launch
BlackSky Technology’s second Gen-3 satellite has delivered its first very high-resolution and low-latency images just 12 hours after its launch.
The system collected 35-centimeter (13.8 inches) resolution imagery over Golmud Air Base, Qinghai Province, China, on June 9 at 7:45 am China Standard Time, showcasing its ability to provide decision-makers with intelligence on vital aircraft and ground vehicle movements and positioning, as well as critical facility operations.
Compressing the entire process of satellite commissioning, imaging, downlink, processing, and delivery into half a day is faster than many traditional satellite tasking and delivery cycles.
“In today’s national security environment, BlackSky’s customers require space-based intelligence that moves at warfighter speed,” said company CEO Brian O’Toole.
U.S. satellite firms look abroad as foreign nations seek ‘sovereign’ eyes in the sky
More nations, some with limited space capabilities, are signing on to intelligence-as-a-service models, Brian O’Toole, CEO of BlackSky, said during a earnings call earlier this year. In many cases, these deals are long-term, a critical factor for commercial satellite firms looking for predictable revenue to reassure investors and shareholders.
“We’re getting international agreements for five and seven years,” O’Toole said. This arrangement gives the company predictability as it invests in next-generation satellites, he added.
BlackSky officials said they recently landed a $100 million seven-year subscription contract with an undisclosed foreign government, along with nearly $20 million in multi-year agreements to support India’s commercial Earth observation efforts. The company, which specializes in real-time imagery and analytics, is working with Thales Alenia Space to build a high-resolution optical satellite for India’s Nibe Ltd. — a major defense contractor. This satellite will anchor what is expected to become a constellation supporting Indian national security needs.
Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron successfully placed a BlackSky high-resolution imaging satellite into orbit on a June 2 launch.
The Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 7:57 p.m. Eastern. Its payload, a Gen-3 imaging satellite for BlackSky, deployed from the rocket’s kick stage 52 minutes later into a circular orbit at an altitude of 470 kilometers.
“With each successive launch BlackSky expands on-orbit capacity, introduces Gen-3 capabilities and furthers our ability to meet the demands of the most time-dominant missions,” Brian O’Toole, chief executive of BlackSky, said in a statement after the launch.