BlackSky
BKSYBlackSky is a real-time space-based intelligence company operating one of the most advanced commercial Earth observation systems, combining the Spectra AI-powered analytics platform with a proprietary constellation of high-resolution imaging satellites.
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Herndon, United States
- Stage
- Public
- Ownership
- Listed
- Market cap
- $843M-35.3% 30d
- Employees
- 321as of 2025
- Last round
- SPAC · $480M2021-09
- Investors
- 2
Quick Facts
About BlackSky
BlackSky is a real-time space-based intelligence company operating one of the most advanced commercial Earth observation systems, combining the Spectra AI-powered analytics platform with a proprietary constellation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The company specializes in delivering timely, actionable intelligence for government defense and intelligence agencies, commercial enterprises, and international customers requiring persistent monitoring capabilities.
BlackSky's Gen-3 satellites feature industry-leading 35-centimeter resolution imaging with multispectral capabilities including shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensors that penetrate clouds, smoke, and haze. The constellation achieved commercial Earth observation industry firsts in 2025, delivering very high-resolution imagery within five days of launch and AI-enabled analytics within three weeks. Each satellite achieves NIIRS-5+ image quality while enabling rapid revisit rates for time-sensitive intelligence requirements.
The Spectra platform leverages artificial intelligence for automatic detection, identification, and classification of vehicles, aircraft, vessels, and other objects of tactical interest with industry-leading precision. This AI-enabled automation transforms satellite imagery into structured intelligence products at machine speed, enabling customers to monitor critical infrastructure, track economic activity, and assess military capabilities globally.
BlackSky announced the AROS satellite constellation to complement Gen-3 with multispectral, wide-area imaging satellites enabling rapid digital mapping, maritime surveillance, and 3D digital twin applications at scale. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded BlackSky significant contracts for AI-based analytics supporting economic, military, and environmental monitoring missions.
With Q1 2025 revenue reaching $29.5 million (up 22% year-over-year) and multi-year contracts including a $20 million India partnership, BlackSky continues expanding its real-time intelligence capabilities to meet growing global demand for space-based surveillance and analytics.
Products and product lines
| Product | Line | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Gen-3 satellite constellation | Very-high-resolution EO imaging | 35-centimeter-resolution imaging satellites; the first was launched 19 February 2025 on Rocket Lab's 60th Electron mission, and the constellation delivered a record $25 million of space-based intelligence revenue in Q2 2026. |
| Spectra AI | Geospatial analytics platform | AI-enabled detection, identification and classification of vehicles, vessels and aircraft applied to BlackSky imagery for government and commercial customers. |
| AROS | Multispectral wide-area digital-mapping constellation | Unveiled in June 2025 per BlackSky's FY2025 10-K to complement Gen-3 with country-scale digital mapping; the National Reconnaissance Office made an eight-figure award to accelerate its development, disclosed in BlackSky's Q2 2026 results. |
| Assured and On-Demand subscriptions | Tasking subscription services | Recurring-revenue tasking products on the Gen-2 constellation; BlackSky won a seven-figure, multi-year international subscription contract combining both tiers, announced 11 August 2026. |
| NGA Luno A/B monitoring | Government analytics services | AI-enabled change-detection monitoring of military and economic facilities for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; a $24 million, four-year Luno A delivery order was awarded in June 2025. |
Timeline
- 2025 BlackSky's first Gen-3 satellite launches on Rocket Lab's 60th Electron mission ("Fasten Your Space Belts") on 19 February, delivering 35-centimeter-resolution imagery. [source]
- 2025 BlackSky reports Q1 2025 revenue of $29.5 million (up 22% year-over-year), over $130 million in new contract bookings, and a roughly $20 million multi-year India partnership. [source]
- 2025 BlackSky is awarded a $24 million, four-year NGA Luno A delivery order (disclosed around 26 June) for AI-enabled monitoring of military and economic facilities worldwide. [source]
- 2025 BlackSky's FY2025 10-K discloses that the company unveiled plans in June 2025 for the AROS multispectral, wide-area-collection satellite constellation. [source]
- 2026 BlackSky reports Q2 2026 revenue of $33.3 million (up 50% year-over-year), a record $25 million in space-based intelligence revenue, an eight-figure NRO award to accelerate AROS development, and an NGA Luno renewal. [source]
- 2026 BlackSky wins a seven-figure, multi-year international contract combining Assured and On-Demand subscriptions on its Gen-2 constellation, announced 11 August. [source]
- 2026 BlackSky is named the exclusive very-high-resolution electro-optical satellite provider for a $1 billion, 50-satellite AI-in-space initiative led by a UAE/France consortium including Marlan Space, Loft Orbital and Mistral AI, announced 9 September. [source]
Brian O'Toole (CEO)
Funding history
1 event · $310M raised| Date | Round | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-09 | SPAC | $480M | Osprey TechnologyMithril CapitalSPAC merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition | blacksky.com |
Investors
From the sourced rounds above. Investors with two or more deals in the directory link to a portfolio page.
Team
- Brian E. O'TooleCEO · source
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- Market cap, 90 days
- -36.4%
- Verification
- Verified 2026-09-09
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- When was BlackSky founded?
- BlackSky was founded in 2014 in United States.
- Where is BlackSky headquartered?
- BlackSky is headquartered in Herndon, United States.
- What does BlackSky do?
- BlackSky is a real-time space-based intelligence company operating one of the most advanced commercial Earth observation systems, combining the Spectra AI-powered analytics platform with a proprietary constellation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The company specializes in delivering timely, actionable intellige…
- Is BlackSky publicly traded?
- Yes. BlackSky trades under the ticker BKSY on NYSE.
- What sector does BlackSky operate in?
- BlackSky works in earth observation, Analytics and Defense, plus 3 other space-industry sectors.
Sources
The structured fields on this page (founding year, location, sector, status, listing) and the profile text are drawn from the sources below. How profiles are drafted and checked is described in our methodology.
- Official website (blacksky.com)
- Market data via Yahoo Finance (BKSY) · retrieved 2026-09-14
- SEC 10-K · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Wikidata / Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Merged duplicate entry blacksky-tech · retrieved 2026-09-05
- Merged duplicate entry blacksky-defense · retrieved 2026-09-05
- Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab launches BlackSky's first Gen-3 satellite on 60th Electron flight (18-19 Feb 2025) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- BlackSky press release: Reports First Quarter 2025 Results · retrieved 2026-09-09
- The Motley Fool: Why BlackSky Technology Stock Popped Today (26 Jun 2025, Luno A contract) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- BlackSky press release: Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results · retrieved 2026-09-09
- BlackSky press release: Wins Seven-Figure, Multi-Year International Contract (11 Aug 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- BlackSky press release: Named Exclusive Provider for New International AI-in-Space Initiative (9 Sep 2026) · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Funding: SPAC merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition (2021-09-09) · retrieved 2026-09-04
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