News: BlackSky
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- BlackSky, Maxar, Planet win 10-year NRO contracts for satellite imagery SpaceNews · 25 May 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office announced May 25 it awarded BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs 10-year contracts to provide satellite imagery for U.S. intelligence, defense and federal civil agencies.
- BlackSky looks to expand its military business amid growing interest in commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2022 Amid a surge in demand for satellite imagery, BlackSky is looking to expand its national security and defense business.
- Commercial BlackSky imaging satellites ride with Rocket Lab Spaceflight Now · 2 Apr 2022 Two microsatellites for BlackSky launched Saturday from New Zealand, riding a Rocket Lab launch vehicle into orbit to join a fleet of commercial eyes supplying imagery to military and civilian users.
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites as it prepares for mid-air booster recovery SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2022 A Rocket Lab Electron launched another pair of imaging satellites for BlackSky April 2 as the company gears up to attempt recovery of the rocket’s first stage.
- Rocket Lab’s Electron launches two BlackSky satellites on 25th mission NASASpaceflight · 2 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab has launched two satellites for BlackSky on the 25th flight of its Electron rocket. The mission lifted off from Launch Complex-1A (LC-1A) at Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand at 12...
- Rocket Lab to deploy two more BlackSky imaging satellites Spaceflight Now · 1 Apr 2022 Rocket Lab will launch a mission from New Zealand on Saturday to place two more small optical imaging satellites into orbit for BlackSky, the U.S. remote sensing company.
- BlackSky to begin transition to higher-resolution imaging satellites in 2023 SpaceNews · 13 Dec 2021 With 12 satellites currently in orbit, BlackSky plans to add two or four more next year before it transitions to a higher-resolution spacecraft in 2023.
- BlackSky continues rapid-fire launch campaign with Rocket Lab mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Dec 2021 Two more BlackSky high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites rode a Rocket Lab Electron launcher into orbit Wednesday from New Zealand, the second mission for Rocket Lab in three weeks, and the third satellite del...
- Rocket Lab launches two BlackSky satellites, wins Synspective contract SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab launched another pair of BlackSky satellites Dec. 8, a day after the company won a contract from a Japanese firm for three launches of radar imaging satellites.
- Rocket Lab launches another pair of BlackSky satellites NASASpaceflight · 8 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab has conducted its final orbital launch of the year, “A Data With Destiny.” Liftoff of the Electron rocket occurred at the beginning of the launch window that opened at 7:02 PM EST on December 8, 2021 (00:02 UT...
- SpaceX aces 27th Falcon 9 rocket flight of the year, a new record Spaceflight Now · 3 Dec 2021 SpaceX set a new record Thursday for the most missions by the company’s Falcon rocket family in a year, successfully sending a cargo of 48 Starlink internet satellites and two BlackSky optical Earth-imaging spacecraft in...
- SpaceX breaks annual launch record as it deploys 48 more Starlink satellites SpaceNews · 2 Dec 2021 SpaceX deployed 48 more satellites for its Starlink broadband constellation Dec. 2, along with two remote sensing spacecraft for BlackSky in a mission that broke the record for Falcon 9 launches in a calendar year.
- Two BlackSky satellites hitching ride on Starlink mission Spaceflight Now · 30 Nov 2021 BlackSky said Tuesday it is launching two optical Earth observation satellites as rideshare payloads on a SpaceX Starlink mission planned for liftoff this week from Cape Canaveral. The mission is set for launch Thursday,...
- Rocket Lab recovers booster after successful launch with BlackSky satellites Spaceflight Now · 18 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab launched two small BlackSky optical Earth-imaging satellites Wednesday from New Zealand, the first of three straight Electron rocket flights for the U.S. remote sensing company. Teams retrieved the launch vehi...
- Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2021 Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket placed two BlackSky imaging satellites into orbit Nov. 17 on the rocket’s first launch in three and a half months.
- U.S. government contracts lift BlackSky’s financial performance SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2021 U.S. government contracts are boosting the financial performance of Earth observation company BlackSky, executives said Nov. 12 during the company’s first earnings call since going public.
- Now officially a public company, BlackSky moving to expand sales and marketing SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2021 Satellite imagery and geospatial data provider BlackSky began trading on the NYSE Sept. 10, a day after closing a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
- Rocket Lab announces three back-to-back launches for BlackSky Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2021 Rocket Lab is gearing up for three back-to-back missions beginning later this month from its New Zealand launch base, each carrying two commercial BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites.
- Rocket Lab to launch three sets of BlackSky satellites SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2021 Rocket Lab will conduct three launches of satellites for Earth observation company BlackSky in about one month, the fastest launch cadence the company had demonstrated to date.
- Rocket Lab reviewing data after its second Electron failure in a year Ars Technica · 17 May 2021 "We deeply regret the loss of BlackSky's payload."
- Two BlackSky satellites lost on Rocket Lab launch failure Spaceflight Now · 15 May 2021 A Rocket Lab Electron launcher malfunctioned about two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff from New Zealand Saturday, destroying two BlackSky optical Earth-imaging satellites in the launch company’s second failed flight in...
- Rocket Lab suffers failure on Electron’s 20th mission NASASpaceflight · 15 May 2021 Rocket Lab conducted its twentieth launch of an Electron rocket, named “Running Out of Toes,” carrying two Earth-observation satellites for BlackSky’s global monitoring constellation. The mission also included an attempt...
- Rocket Lab ready for second booster recovery attempt Spaceflight Now · 14 May 2021 The scheduled launch Saturday of two commercial BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites from New Zealand will double as an opportunity for Rocket Lab to test an enhanced heat shield on its Electron booster, an upgrade that sho...
- Download our April 19 issue of SpaceNews magazine SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2021 Download the digital edition of the April 19 issue of SpaceNews magazine, provided compliments of Blacksky.
- BlackSky strikes deal with Rocket Lab to launch eight more satellites in 2021 SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 BlackSky announced March 25 it signed an agreement with Rocket Lab to launch eight satellites before the end of 2021.
- Satellite imagery and data firm BlackSky to go public in latest SPAC deal SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2021 BlackSky announced Feb. 18 is has signed a deal to go public through a merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp.
- NGA adds Planet, BlackSky to imagery delivery system used by government agencies SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2020 Planet and BlackSky imagery will be added to NGA's unclassified system that delivers geospatial data to government agencies.
- BlackSky to add high-resolution satellites in 2022, signs deal with U.S. Army SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2020
- BlackSky eyes niche role in geospatial intelligence market SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2020
- SpaceX launches Starlink and BlackSky satellites SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2020
- BlackSky gets U.S. Air Force contract to monitor coronavirus outbreaks SpaceNews · 21 Jul 2020
- SpaceX rideshare provides new path to orbit for BlackSky Spaceflight Now · 26 Jun 2020
- BlackSky launching two satellites on June Starlink mission SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2020
- BlackSky offering geospatial intelligence tools for analysts who telework SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2020
- Rocket Lab launch fulfills initial block of BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites Spaceflight Now · 20 Aug 2019