Nov 202406
BlackSky Technology buys LeoStella
Satellite design, development and manufacture; BlackSky's 50% joint venture with Thales Alenia Space, whose satellites BlackSky procures to operate its business.
UndisclosedClosed Nov 6, 2024
Company
BlackSky Technology Inc.
BlackSky is a space-based technology company that delivers real-time imagery, analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and international ministries of defense. ↗
| Headquarters | Herndon, VA ↗ |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Brian O'Toole, Chief Executive Officer ↗ |
| Employees | 321 ↗ |
| Revenue | $107 million (fiscal 2025) ↗ |
| Ownership | Public; SPAC merger, September 2021 ↗ |
| Shares | BKSY ↗ |
Products
- BlackSky Spectra is BlackSky's commercial tasking, analytics and multi-intelligence data-fusion software platform for monitoring activity from space. ↗
- Gen-3 is BlackSky's third-generation satellite, with 35-centimeter electro-optical imaging resolution and short-wave infrared imaging for low-light and night collection. ↗
- BlackSky sells space-based intelligence and AI services through its On-Demand and Assured subscription offerings, which include imagery and AI-generated analytics. ↗
- Mission Solutions lets customers acquire, own and operate their own Gen-3 satellites and space-to-ground system. ↗
- AROS is a planned BlackSky satellite for multispectral, large-area collection, designed to pair with Gen-3 satellites. ↗
Customers
- The National Reconnaissance Office is a customer; BlackSky is a key vendor supporting its Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) program. ↗
- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a customer; BlackSky supports its Luno A and Luno B programs. ↗
- The U.S. Space Force is a BlackSky customer. ↗
- BlackSky has won Gen-3 sovereign satellite programs with customers in India and Indonesia. ↗
Deals since 2020
Nov 2023
Undisclosed buyer takes a stake in BlackSky Technology's X-Bow Launch Systems
Seller: BlackSky Technology
A space technology company specializing in additive manufacturing of solid rocket motors (BlackSky held a minority equity-method stake of less than 20%).
UndisclosedClosed Nov 2023
Feb 202117
BlackSky goes public through Osprey Technology Acquisition
Geospatial intelligence company (BlackSky Holdings, Inc., called Legacy BlackSky); the combined company was renamed BlackSky Technology Inc.
$925 millionClosed Sep 9, 2021
Feb 202011
BlackSky Holdings sells Launch Division to M&Y Space
Buyer: M&Y Space
Small satellite launch brokerage services that manifest, certify and integrate auxiliary payloads onto a single launch vehicle.
$32 millionClosed Jun 12, 2020
Segments
- BlackSky reports one segment and earns revenue from three streams: space-based intelligence and AI services, Mission Solutions, and advanced technology programs. ↗