BlackSky Secures Two-Year Gen-3 Early Access Agreement with New International Gen-2 On-Demand Customer Six Months from Initial Contract

Rapid expansion commitment illustrates tremendous operational value and growing demand for combined Gen-3 very high-resolution imagery and Gen-2 low-latency, high-cadence dynamic monitoring services

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) secured a two-year Gen-3 early access agreement with a new international customer that initiated a Gen-2 On-Demand contract in January. The rapid expansion commitment illustrates the tremendous operational value and growing demand for combined Gen-3 very high-resolution imagery and Gen-2 low-latency, high-cadence dynamic monitoring services.

"BlackSky continues to be recognized as a trusted mission partner in helping our global customers quickly scale their advanced national space capabilities and become among the first to acquire early access to Gen-3,” said Brian O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “Existing On-Demand customers are quickly realizing how the immediate availability and powerful, comprehensive tip-and-cue utility between our Gen-3 and Gen-2 systems delivers a critical real-time decision advantage for daily military and intelligence operations.”

The proven on-orbit operational and technical heritage of the Gen-2 constellation has been leveraged into the design and operations of Gen-3. Gen-3 satellites generate high-cadence, time diverse 35-centimeter imagery that enables automated identification and classification of a wide library of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of military interest, enhancing the value of BlackSky’s current Gen-2 dawn-to-dusk dynamic monitoring services.

“As we integrate more and more Gen-3 satellites into the fleet, our early access customers will experience unparalleled reliability and quality of imagery at industry-leading speeds in support of the full range of strategic to tactical ISR missions,” said O’Toole.

On-Demand services provide flexible, subscription-based access to global satellite imagery and AI-driven analytics. The service is ideal for operations where responsiveness is paramount, with access to immediate tasking, multi-sensor data fusion and mission-ready insights when and where a customer needs them.

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 www.blacksky.com and follow us on X.

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