Knowing is more important than seeing.
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The BlackSky Advantage
- Cutting Edge: Our Spectra AI platform is powered by Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing.
- Rapid Multi-Day Revisit: Locations can be imaged multiple times a day.
- Smartphone Friendly: You can tap into insights through a simple subscription model requiring no IT infrastructure or setup time, much of which can be driven by your smartphone.
- Integrated Sources: We gather observations from space, air, environmental sensors, asset tracking sensors, & Industrial IoT.
- Narrative Sources: Our system gathers insights from hyperlocal news, industry publications, and financial reports.
- Actionable Insights: We provide asset monitoring, pattern-of-life, and situational awareness analytics and imagery.
- BlackSky On-Demand Secure Bundle: The bundle allows you to securely access the BlackSky Spectra AI platform from offsite locations.
Our History
2015
Public unveiling of the BlackSky constellation and business plan
2015
Closed $21M Series B investment to fund additional BlackSky spacecraft
2015
Purchased first SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for dedicated rideshare mission
2016
Awarded first GSA Schedule contract for satellite launch services
2016
Closed $25M Series B.1 investment, acquired OpenWhere
2016
Successful launch of first BlackSky Pathfinder satellite
2016
Release of BlackSky Global Intelligence Platform
2017
BlackSky awarded geospatial services contract in partnership with NGA
2017
Spaceflight signs contract with NASA to launch U-class payloads
2018
$150M investment from Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, others
2018
LeoStella formed to manufacture smallsats at scale
2018
BlackSky completes and launches first commercial EO satellites, Global I, and Global II
2019
Start of commercial operations
2019
Global III and Global IV satellites go into orbit
2019
$50 million in funding secured from Intelsat
2020
Spaceflight Industries Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Spaceflight Rideshare to Japan’s Mitsui & Co., Ltd and Yamasa Co., Ltd.
2021
BlackSky announced it entered into a business merger agreement with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. The newly combined company is expected to be listed on the NYSE under the new ticker symbol “BKSY.”
2021
BlackSky expects to have 14 satellites in our constellation by the end of 2021
Technology Partners
BlackSky has partnered with some of the most visionary and pioneering partners in space and commercial imagery and technology. Through these strong partnerships, BlackSky has seen tremendous growth in both reach and capability with exciting new ventures ahead.
