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BlackSky

Virginia company that runs small imaging satellites able to photograph the same place many times a day, and sells the pictures plus AI analysis mostly to defense and intelligence customers in the U.S. and abroad.

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

  • In service

    Gen-3

    Satellites that photograph objects about 35 cm across

On the ground · 0 km · Earth’s surface

  • In service

    Spectra

    Software to order satellite photos with automatic analysis

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
Dec 2025At-the-market program$100MDeutsche Bank Securities Inc., Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC⁠1
Jul 2025Convertible notes$160M—⁠2
Sep 2024Follow-on offering$40MOppenheimer & Co., Lake Street Capital Markets⁠3
Sep 2021SPAC merger$283M—⁠4

Milestones

  • May 2026 BlackSky reported a multi-year sole-source IDIQ contract worth up to $99 million from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a large-aperture Earth observation payload. Company statement⁠5
  • Apr 2026 BlackSky won a nearly $30 million, one-year Assured subscription contract from an international defense customer that started as a small Gen-3 pilot. Company statement⁠6

Sources

  1. SEC (BlackSky 424B5)Dec 12, 2025
  2. SEC (BlackSky 8-K exhibit 99.2)Jul 17, 2025
  3. BlackSkySep 25, 2024
  4. SEC (BlackSky 8-K exhibit 99.3)Sep 9, 2021
  5. BlackSky press releaseMay 7, 2026
  6. BlackSky press releaseApr 30, 2026
  7. SEC EDGAR, BlackSky Technology Inc. company page

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