BlackSky speaks on Space-as-a-Service at Dubai Air Show 2021, offers first public viewing of Spectra AI satellite tasking platform in Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – November 12, 2021 – BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) Vice President of International Business Development & Sales Andy Stephenson will participate in the Dubai Airshow 2021 Space Forum to discuss the innovative concept of Space-as-a-Service....
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites
LEO technology is taking the commercial satellite industry by storm – here’s what you need to know.
Satellite Imagery History
Innovation in satellite imagery has changed the way we observe the Earth and how we process and analyze the voluminous data now available. Scientists and engineers began gathering detailed images of the Earth back in the 1960s, starting with low-resolution...
BlackSky CTO Dr. Peter Wegner to Speak at Sea Air Space 2021
Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Peter Wegner, has been selected to participate in “The Business of Space,” a panel discussion at Sea Air Space 2021 held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Colonial Pipeline, New Jersey
BlackSky’s network of satellites captured imagery today of the Colonial Pipeline facilities in New Jersey. Images like these combined with the 1 million data elements and 15,000 events that Spectra’s AI/ML engine interprets daily can help teams on the ground make rapid decisions about immediate project needs.
BlackSky CEO Goes Further Into the Cloud With Constellations
BlackSky is a geospatial intelligence company taking advantage of the economics of small satellites to efficiently carry out global monitoring. But according to BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole, the company “is more of a software data analytics company that happens to own...
People First and Values: A Message from BlackSky CEO Brian E. O’Toole
The Executive team at BlackSky and I want to state with 100% conviction that we condemn racism and discrimination in any form. When we look at individuals along with teams and partners, we see differences in sex, color, creed, national origin, political affiliation,...
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
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 our Spectra AI platform, have allowed BlackSky to provide our customers with high velocity insights that were previously unattainable. In less than a week!
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 high-fives, raise a glass, and celebrate. For a moment.