BlackSky Gen-3 delivers first high-resolution imagery at warfighting speed

BlackSky Technology has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company’s second Gen-3 satellite just 12 hours following its successful launch last Monday.

“In today’s national security environment, BlackSky’s customers require space-based intelligence that moves at warfighter speed,” said Brian O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “BlackSky's newest Gen-3 satellite has delivered low-latency, very high-resolution imagery on its first day in orbit, demonstrating the maturity of our AI-enabled architecture and the agile, mission-ready resilience of our commercial capabilities today.”

Early morning Gen-3, unit two, imagery collected yesterday at 7:45 a.m. China Standard Time over Golmud Air Base, Qinghai Province, China has demonstrated the timely operational value of high-cadence, space-based dynamic monitoring capabilities in support of strategic and tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking defence and intelligence missions. Gen-3 gives decision makers the ability to discern vital aircraft movements, ground vehicle positioning and critical facility operations that can provide valuable real-time context to multisource intelligence efforts.