Blacksky signs new eight-figure international contract for accelerated delivery of Gen-3 sovereign space-based intelligence solution

BlackSky Technology secured a new eight-figure international contract for accelerated delivery of a Gen-3 sovereign space-based intelligence solution. The agreement combines the sale of one Gen-3 very-high resolution 35-centimeter satellite with recurring, multi-year on-orbit operations and subscription-based Assured imagery and analytics services, leveraging the company’s fully automated end-to-end architecture enabled by the BlackSky Spectra® software platform and its ground network to deliver real-time insights at mission speed and scale.

“With this agreement, our customer will have national on-orbit, best-in-class 35-centimeter imaging and AI-enabled analytics capabilities within months, not years,” said Brian O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “BlackSky is accelerating how our global customer base adopts advanced, space-based intelligence by quickly moving Gen-3 units from our agile production line through our rapid deployment process, effectively enabling long-term mission capabilities in very little time.”

Assured services provide the customer with immediate guaranteed access and priority tasking capacity through BlackSky’s proprietary, dynamic monitoring constellation over their national and regional areas of interest. Once operational, the Gen-3 satellite will work in parallel to BlackSky’s constellation to deliver mission-relevant insights at industry-leading speeds. Gen-3's enhanced image clarity expands AI-enabled detection, identification and classification for a wide array of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of tactical relevance.

BlackSky possesses proprietary in-house satellite design and agile manufacturing, constellation operations and end-to-end advanced software development capabilities. This vertically integrated approach enables the company to quickly develop, produce and deploy reliable space-based intelligence solutions at disruptive speed, scale and economics. To meet global customer demand for guaranteed access to data, when and where customers need it, BlackSky offers On-Demand and Assured subscription access or full sovereign systems.