“BlackSky continues to be recognised 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 realising 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 company says the proven on-orbit operational and technical heritage of the Gen-2 constellation has been incorporated into the design and operations of Gen-3. Gen-3 satellites generate high-cadence, time-diverse 35-centimetre imagery enabling automated identification and classification of a wide range of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of military interest, enhancing the value of 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,” O’Toole added. On-Demand services provide flexible, subscription-based access to global satellite imagery and AI-driven analytics.
