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Patrick O’Neil included in the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars 2021
BlackSky is pleased to announce that Patrick O'Neil, Chief Data Scientist at BlackSky, has been included in the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars list for 2021. View the complete list here: https://geospatialmedia.net/rising-stars/2021/
A Heavenly View of the Christmas Star
In the heavens, it’s all about perspective. A rare astronomical event occurred just after sunset on Dec. 21, 2020, when our solar system’s two largest planets – Jupiter and Saturn – appeared (to the naked eye) to cross paths, creating what appeared to be one bright...
BlackSky Satellites Deliver First Images Within 58 Hours of Launch
Customers See the Power of AI Driven Analytics Instantly Our fifth and sixth satellites launched into orbit on August 7 and began delivering imagery 58 hours after launch, which is unprecedented. Those satellites in conjunction with the advanced analytics offered by...
The Road to Launch: Team Reflections on What our 5th and 6th Smallsat Launch Means to Us
If you’ve been part of our Road to Launch campaign, then you’ve already been introduced to some of the amazing team members that make up the BlackSky family. With the incredible launch of our 5th and 6th smallsats now behind us we can take a breath, dish out a few...
Agile Space Paying Dividends During Pandemic
This June, BlackSky will launch two more satellites in the midst of an unprecedented worldwide pandemic. Despite the complexities of space and a major public-health crisis, BlackSky’s innovations in smallsat design, launch, operations, and service delivery at scale...
Press Releases
BlackSky Accelerates Constellation Deployment with Five Rocket Lab Launches
HERNDON, Va. – March 25 2021 – BlackSky, a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services that recently announced a planned business combination with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SFTW), today reported it has secured...
BlackSky’s Newest Satellite Delivers First Insights Within 24 Hours
HERNDON, Va. – March 25, 2021 – BlackSky, a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services, today announced that its latest Gen-2 satellite, BlackSky 7, delivered first insights within 24 hours of launch. Within that time frame,...
ST Engineering Geo-Insights Partners with BlackSky to Offer Expanded Satellite Imaging and Analytics Insights Portfolio for Customers in Southeast Asia
Singapore and Herndon, Va., 1 - March 2021 - ST Engineering’s earth observation and geospatial analysis business, ST Engineering Geo-Insights (“Geo-Insights”), today announced that it has partnered with BlackSky, a leading provider of real-time geospatial...
BlackSky, a Leading Real-Time Geospatial Intelligence, Imagery and Data Analytics Company, to List on NYSE Through a Merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp.
BlackSky, a Leading Real-Time Geospatial Intelligence, Imagery and Data Analytics Company, to List on NYSE Through a Merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. BlackSky Holdings, Inc., a leading real-time geospatial intelligence, imagery, and data analytics...
BlackSky Awarded IARPA Contract to Develop Platform for Global Construction Monitoring Using Next Generation Artificial Intelligence
Revolutionary AI Platform from BlackSky to Fuel Space-based Monitoring Program HERNDON, Va. – Jan. 6, 2021 – BlackSky, a leading provider of global monitoring services and geospatial insights, today announced an award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects...