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BlackSky

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space

Real-time geospatial intelligence from space.

BlackSky operates an Earth-observation satellite constellation and provides AI-enabled geospatial intelligence and monitoring for government and commercial customers.

Public issuer filings

BlackSky Technology Inc. · SEC CIK 0001753539 · Ticker BKSY · NYSE

Use the original annual and quarterly reports to research business segments, customers, risk factors and financial statements. These are company-wide disclosures; they do not establish a specific defense product, contract or current financial-health assessment.

10-K · filed 2026-03-17 ↗ · reporting period ended 2025-12-31. Accession 0001753539-26-000032.

10-Q · filed 2026-08-06 ↗ · reporting period ended 2026-06-30. Accession 0001753539-26-000124.

What does BlackSky offer?

BlackSky describes an Earth-observation constellation and the Spectra platform for satellite tasking, data analysis and intelligence delivery. Its public offerings distinguish flexible on-demand tasking from assured capacity for persistent monitoring. For a founder comparing imagery or intelligence inputs, the purchase concerns collection access and an analytical workflow, not merely the fact that the supplier operates satellites.

Questions for a shortlist

Specify the area of interest, collection timing, desired output and workflow integration. Ask how tasking priority, delivery latency, coverage gaps and data-use rights are handled, and what happens when a collection cannot be completed. Compare equivalent observation requirements and access terms. Funding and matched award counts do not establish that a particular collection or analytic product meets those requirements.

At a glance

Location
Herndon, Virginia, United States
Capabilities
Space systems, Mission software, Sensing & intelligence
Markets
Defense, National security, Space
Geospatial intelligence
Its Spectra platform combines imagery from the company's satellite constellation with tasking and analytics for monitoring activity on Earth.

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What federal contract awards are matched to BlackSky?

Defense Tech Base tracks 12 matched federal contract awards across 1 company in this selection, with $20.7M in reported award amounts, dated May 16, 2022–Mar 06, 2026.

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SBIR/STTR awards

Defense Tech Base tracks 10 matched SBIR/STTR awards across 1 company in this selection, with $11.3M in reported award amounts, dated Jul 16, 2020–Sep 25, 2025.

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Federal activity

Recent contract awards

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Matched awards
12
Reported award value
$20,708,643
Latest award
Mar 6, 2026

Agencies in matched awards

These are the most frequent awarding agencies in the records matched to this company, by award count.

  • Department of Defense 9 awards
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3 awards

Largest matched awards

Largest reported award amounts in this dataset. These amounts do not necessarily represent money spent or revenue received.

Most recent matched awards

Jan 8, 2025 $1.8M

Department of Defense

SF242-D028: STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENTS IN RESILIENT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PWSA ENHANCEMENT. THIS SBIR PHASE II CONTRACT AIMS TO DEVELOP THE FOUNDATION TO LEVERAGE THE COMMERCIAL …

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