BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure, Multi-Year Renewal Contract to Accelerate Automation of Future Non-Earth Imagery Services

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a seven-figure, multi-year contract renewal to accelerate the automation of future non-Earth imagery (NEI) services. This follow-on agreement expands the program’s scope toward the exploration of next-generation imaging payload and specialized mission-planning software solutions that support the real-time speed, scale and reliability of space domain awareness (SDA) operations.

"This contract validates confidence in BlackSky’s ability to rapidly design and field cutting-edge space technologies that strengthen our customer’s superiority in space, especially in an increasingly congested and contested orbital environment."

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“This contract validates confidence in BlackSky’s ability to rapidly design and field cutting-edge space technologies that strengthen our customer’s superiority in space, especially in an increasingly congested and contested orbital environment,” said Brian O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “We are making advancements toward a fully automated, dynamic space-to-space collection system, leveraging the successful operational heritage of Gen-2 by integrating our proven Gen-3 architecture with a specially designed imaging payload to expand coverage and capacity across the space domain and deliver NEI services at disruptive speed and economics.”

As part of this contract, BlackSky will deliver timely, very high-resolution imagery and AI-enabled analytics of on-orbit objects that gives decision-makers a dual-use capability in a single platform that is flexible for both Earth observation and highly dynamic space domain awareness missions.

“BlackSky’s Gen-3 architecture continues to demonstrate superior technical scalability and performance, supporting both advanced EO and SDA missions, such as tracking unidentified satellites or monitoring debris fields in low-Earth orbit,” said O’Toole.

This contract underscores BlackSky’s strategic commitment to innovation, blending its proven space heritage with agile, future-forward engineering to secure the space domain for our national security partners. Delivering NEI capabilities gives BlackSky the ability to leverage underutilized capacity typically associated with satellites passing over the ocean or satellites in eclipse, traveling across the dark side of Earth. This enhances BlackSky’s service offering and supports mission success across the realm of space security.

BlackSky’s entire technology stack, from its foundational high-cadence Gen-2 capabilities to its advanced very high-resolution Gen-3 monitoring and upcoming large area AROS platforms, is defined by an AI-first, software-oriented framework designed to support responsive, dynamic real-time surveillance across all domains. BlackSky delivers flexible access to space-based imagery and AI-enabled analytics data via On-Demand and Assured subscription-based services or full sovereign systems. This full-technology stack ensures customers receive real-time insights exactly when and where they need them most.

About BlackSky

BlackSky is a real-time, space-based intelligence company that delivers on-demand, high frequency imagery, analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world. BlackSky owns and operates one of the industry’s most advanced, purpose-built commercial, real-time intelligence systems that combines the power of the BlackSky Spectra^® tasking and analytics software platform and our proprietary low earth orbit satellite constellation.

With BlackSky, customers can see, understand and anticipate changes for a decisive strategic advantage at the tactical edge, and act not just fast, but first. BlackSky is trusted by some of the most demanding U.S. and international government agencies, commercial businesses, and organizations around the world. BlackSky is headquartered in Herndon, VA, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as BKSY. To learn more, visit www.blacksky.com and follow us on X.

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