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Business Wire
22-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
BlackSky and Rocket Lab Establish Launch Window for Second Gen-3 Satellite
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) have established a launch window opening May 27 for the second Gen-3 satellite. The launch, named 'Full Stream Ahead,' will add very high-resolution 35-centimeter imaging capability to BlackSky's high-cadence, low-latency data and AI-enabled analytics offerings. BlackSky is setting new industry standards using advanced software and AI-enabled automation to accelerate space-based intelligence capabilities through disruptive speed, economics and insights. 'Each successive Gen-3 launch represents a major step forward for our global defense and intelligence customer base with the prospect of new mission applications that will be enabled by combining very high-resolution imaging with high-frequency monitoring and advanced AI analytics,' said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky CEO. 'With every Gen-3 addition we improve revisit rates, capacity and the quantity and quality of actionable intelligence for our customers.' BlackSky is setting new industry standards using advanced software and AI-enabled automation to accelerate space-based intelligence capabilities through disruptive speed, economics and insights. BlackSky has signed multiple early access contracts for Gen-3 services with anticipated general commercial availability anticipated to begin by Q4. The company is on track to place eight Gen-3 satellites on orbit by early 2026. As BlackSky's constellation evolves with the regular addition of Gen-3 satellites, BlackSky will continue to optimize for increased constellation capacity and flexibility giving customers confidence in reliable access to services. Gen-3 customers will be able to conduct the automated detection, identification and classification of a wide library of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of tactical interest. These new capabilities will further enable BlackSky's space-based intelligence applications for tactical ISR missions and strategic intelligence operations. About BlackSky Technology Inc. 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 and follow us on X (Twitter). Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to BlackSky. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words 'believe,' 'project,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'intend,' 'strategy,' 'future,' 'opportunity,' 'plan,' 'may,' 'should,' 'will,' 'would,' 'will be,' 'will continue,' 'will likely result,' and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors, including, without limitation, stock market conditions and our ability to complete the launch, could cause actual future events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this document. If any of these risks materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect our expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication, and subsequent events and developments could cause our assessments to change. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Additional risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in BlackSky's disclosure materials filed from time to time with the SEC which are available at the SEC's website at
Business Wire
13-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
BlackSky Signs Multiple Early Access Agreements with International Defense Sector Customers for Gen-3 Services
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed Gen-3 early access agreements with multiple international defense sector customers for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities. The customers will now be able to integrate very high-resolution, 35-centimeter imagery into daily intelligence operations, reducing the speed of analyses and opening a new, expansive set of mission solutions. These early access agreements demonstrate confidence in the quality and reliability of our Gen-3 imagery products. 'These early access agreements demonstrate confidence in the quality and reliability of our imagery products and will give these customers transformative capabilities that BlackSky uniquely delivers through our proven end-to-end, next-generation AI-enabled commercial architecture,' said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky CEO. The subscription-based contracts provide access to the BlackSky Spectra® tasking and analytics platform, through which customers will be able to order high-cadence, time-diverse dawn-to-dusk Gen-2 and Gen-3 imagery and AI-enabled analytics. These initial contracts are designed to scale in size and volume as the company increases available Gen-3 capacity over time. 'Dawn-to-dusk, high-cadence monitoring has become a foundational element of many of our customers' space-based intelligence operations,' said O'Toole. 'Our customers rely on BlackSky as a trusted partner, delivering real-time decision-quality data at mission speed.' BlackSky's worldwide customer base tasks and receives thousands of high-resolution images and analytics over priority areas of interest every month, gaining visibility and insight into border crossings, nuclear and port facilities, and other critical national security and economic infrastructure at massive scale. 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 and follow us on X. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to BlackSky. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words 'believe,' 'project,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'intend,' 'strategy,' 'future,' 'opportunity,' 'plan,' 'may,' 'should,' 'will,' 'would,' 'will be,' 'will continue,' 'will likely result,' and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document. If any of these risks materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect our expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to change. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Additional risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in BlackSky's disclosure materials filed from time to time with the SEC which are available at the SEC's website at or on BlackSky's Investor Relations website at
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BlackSky Signs Multiple Early Access Agreements with International Defense Sector Customers for Gen-3 Services
Customers to integrate very high-resolution, 35-centimeter imagery into daily intelligence operations, reducing the speed of analyses and opening a new, expansive set of mission solutions HERNDON, Va., May 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has signed Gen-3 early access agreements with multiple international defense sector customers for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities. The customers will now be able to integrate very high-resolution, 35-centimeter imagery into daily intelligence operations, reducing the speed of analyses and opening a new, expansive set of mission solutions. "These early access agreements demonstrate confidence in the quality and reliability of our imagery products and will give these customers transformative capabilities that BlackSky uniquely delivers through our proven end-to-end, next-generation AI-enabled commercial architecture," said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky CEO. The subscription-based contracts provide access to the BlackSky Spectra® tasking and analytics platform, through which customers will be able to order high-cadence, time-diverse dawn-to-dusk Gen-2 and Gen-3 imagery and AI-enabled analytics. These initial contracts are designed to scale in size and volume as the company increases available Gen-3 capacity over time. "Dawn-to-dusk, high-cadence monitoring has become a foundational element of many of our customers' space-based intelligence operations," said O'Toole. "Our customers rely on BlackSky as a trusted partner, delivering real-time decision-quality data at mission speed." BlackSky's worldwide customer base tasks and receives thousands of high-resolution images and analytics over priority areas of interest every month, gaining visibility and insight into border crossings, nuclear and port facilities, and other critical national security and economic infrastructure at massive scale. 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 and follow us on X. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to BlackSky. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document. If any of these risks materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect our expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to change. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Additional risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in BlackSky's disclosure materials filed from time to time with the SEC which are available at the SEC's website at or on BlackSky's Investor Relations website at View source version on Contacts Investor Contact Aly BonillaVP, Investor Relationsabonilla@ Media Contact Pauly CabellonSr. Director, External Communicationsbksypr@
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BlackSky to Host First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call
HERNDON, Va., April 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2025 financial results and its business outlook on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. A press release with BlackSky's financial results will be released in advance of the conference call that same day. To access the live webcast or the archived webcast following completion of the call, please click here or visit the company's investor relations website at and then select "News & Events" for the link to the webcast. To access the conference call, participants should dial 1-416-764-8646 or 1-888-396-8049 at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call. To listen to a replay of the conference call, please dial 1-877-660-6853 or 1-201-612-7415 using access code 13753211. The audio replay will be available from approximately 12:30 p.m. EDT on May 8, 2025, through May 22, 2025. 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 system 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 and follow us on X (Twitter). View source version on Contacts Investor Contact Aly Bonillaabonilla@ Media Contact Pauly Cabellonpcabellon@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BlackSky to Participate at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences
HERNDON, Va., March 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) will participate in the following upcoming investor events in March. 2025 Cantor Fitzgerald Global Technology ConferenceDate: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Location: InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel (New York) Craig-Hallum NewSpace ConferenceDate: Thursday, March 27, 2025Location: Virtual For more information about the events or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with BlackSky Technology, please contact the sales representative at the sponsoring firm. About BlackSky Technology Inc. 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 and follow us on X (Twitter). View source version on Contacts Investor Contact Aly Bonillaabonilla@ Media Contact Pauly Cabellonpcabellon@ Sign in to access your portfolio
