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BlackSky, trading as BKSY, operates a constellation of high-revisit Earth observation satellites paired with AI-driven analytics for real-time geospatial intelligence.
BKSYACTIVEBlackSky is a real-time geospatial intelligence company operating a constellation of high-revisit Earth observation satellites with AI-driven analytics.
BlackSky is a real-time geospatial intelligence company operating a constellation of high-revisit Earth observation satellites with AI-driven analytics.
Rank 79 of 93 ranked companies. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 67 and 90.
5 of 6 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 77% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-14 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
The Space Score ranks companies relative to each other on public data we hold. It describes; it does not rate, forecast or recommend. It is not a credit rating and not investment advice. Full disclaimer
2411 Dulles Corner Park, Suite 300, Herndon, Virginia 20171
Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees, Legal name
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1 private round on record before Sep 2021. IPO, offerings, debt and unconverted notes are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Hiring
30 open roles right now →
Latest government contract
INITIAL TASK ORDER - MINIMUM GUARANTEE
DoD · $2K · Jul 18, 2023
Latest funding round
ATM Issuance · $150M
Jun 30, 2026
Latest SEC filing
8-K · Sep 14, 2026 · EDGAR ↗
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 10 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Space federal awards
2 awards, $2.5M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded May 16, 2022 to May 25, 2023; most from DoD (2 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award May 25, 2023
SEC filings, last 12 months
98 filings
Including 5 periodic reports and 10 current reports
Source: SEC EDGAR company filings
Latest Oct 1, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
3 rounds, $533.7M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Open roles
30 open roles
90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Greenhouse)
Counted Oct 14, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
16 in orbit of 22 launched
Latest: Global-34
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code BSKG. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Department of Defense
2 space awards, $2.5M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, May 25, 2023
Built 21 of its satellites (latest Global-34)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Mar 5, 2026
Spaceflight Industries Inc.
Built one of its satellites (latest Pathfinder 1)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). BlackSky: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/blacksky
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "BlackSky: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/blacksky.
BibTeX
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author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{BlackSky}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/blacksky}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/blacksky},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}Hedosophia
Took part in SPAC Merger (Sep 9, 2021)
SEC EDGAR, Sep 9, 2021
Mithril Capital
Took part in SPAC Merger (Sep 9, 2021)
SEC EDGAR, Sep 9, 2021
Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp.
Recorded as lead of SPAC Merger (Sep 9, 2021)
SEC EDGAR, Sep 9, 2021
Senator Investment Group
Took part in SPAC Merger (Sep 9, 2021)
SEC EDGAR, Sep 9, 2021
Tiger Global Management
Took part in SPAC Merger (Sep 9, 2021)
SEC EDGAR, Sep 9, 2021
Estimated: around Thu, Nov 5, 2026 (not announced by the company) · period ending September 2026
Estimated from the company's own SEC filings: it reported the same period a year earlier on Thu, Nov 6, 2025. The company has not announced this date.
Results filed Thu, Aug 6, 2026, before the market opened · period ending June 2026
Share move: not captured (no closing quote was recorded for that session)
Results filing (SEC) (opens in a new tab) · Press release (opens in a new tab)
Shareholder vote results
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Exchange notice of removal from listing (Form 25)
Exchange notice of removal from listing (Form 25) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Amendment: Active holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13D/A)
Amendment: Active holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13D/A) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Delisting notice, listing-rule shortfall or listing transfer
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly report (10-Q)
Quarterly report (10-Q) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly or annual results
8-K items: 2.02 Quarterly or annual results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Press release (EX-99.1) (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)