A secret agreement brought to light by the Wall Street Journal in 2019 granting China access to the Cambodian naval base at Ream prompted alarm and swift denials from both governments. For years, China's emerging global military ambitions and assertive posture in the...
Innovation in space-based intelligence: Three key themes from WSBW
World Space Business Week (WSBW) is a premier annual gathering for leaders across the defense industry and its customers, yielding crucial opportunities for customer and executive discussions, networking and reflection on innovation and exciting developments ahead....
CTO Patrick O’Neil: Going from Pixels to Answers and Actions
BlackSky and Deutsche Bank explore how an AI-based, software-first approach solves customer needs, the implications of generative AI and more. Artificial intelligence is transforming how satellite Earth observation (EO) technology meets the evolving needs of...
Gen-3: Advancing BlackSky’s vision for the first of Its kind space-based Intelligence system
In less than two years from the completion of our Gen-2 constellation, BlackSky is yet again setting new industry standards for speed and agility as we prepare for the Q4 2024 launch of the company’s first very-high resolution Gen-3 satellite. “You can feel the energy...
Tensions raised as China expands military presence along India’s vast northern border
The unprecedented arrival of China’s most advanced fighter jets in Tibet is just one example of how the Chinese military’s continued expansion along India’s contested northern border raises tensions in a decades-long standoff high atop the Himalayas. With the ability...
BlackSky Dataset Details Scale of Russian Withdrawal from Sevastopol
High-cadence imagery and AI-generated analytics track redeployment of Russian military vessels to other Black Sea ports and subsequent hardening of harbor defenses BlackSky has made available a collection of 20 high-resolution satellite images and AI-generated...
Unlocking the future of space-based intelligence
Space-based intelligence is no longer just the stuff of science fiction. It's a powerful, real-time tool transforming how we understand and interact with our world. By combining real-time data and AI-enabled analytics across a broad spectrum of applications,...
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,...
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.