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BlackSky (fleet) / eo constellation

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opticalUSAoperational

BlackSky owns and operates a high-resolution constellation flying at mid-inclination in low Earth orbit, optimized for time-diverse monitoring of change around the world. With the launch of its Gen-2 constellation in 2021 and Gen-3 constellation in 2025, the company says it is on track to operate the world's largest very high-resolution constellation by the end of 2026.

(source, as of 2026-07-05)

key specs

max resolution //0.35 mas of 2026-07-09
revisit //a few hours or lessas of 2026-07-09
spectral bands //panchromatic and color (multispectral), short-wave infrared (SWIR), Gen-3as of 2026-07-09
sats on orbit (verified) //15computedas of 2026-07-11

generations

Gen-2Each Gen-2 satellite carries the SV-24 (Spaceview-24) imaging telescope at 1 m spatial resolution (at 500 km), panchromatic and color imagery (source, as of 2026-07-09)
Gen-3Gen-3 brings imaging resolution down to 35 cm at nadir (50 cm on average) and adds short-wave infrared (SWIR) at 50 cm for low-light and nighttime imaging (source, as of 2026-07-09)

constellations

BlackSky Gen-2BlackSky Gen-3

stock

NYSE: BKSY (source, as of 2026-07-05)

faq

Who operates BlackSky (fleet)?

BlackSky (fleet) is operated by BlackSky. (source, as of 2026-07-05)

When did BlackSky (fleet) first launch?

BlackSky (fleet) first launched on 2018-11-29. (source, as of 2026-07-05)