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BlackSky

Very high resolution 35 cm multispectral satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 7 times a day. The collection contains data from 2019 to the present.

Overview

BlackSky’s constellation consists of satellites launched into mid-inclination and sun-synchronous orbits that provide a high revisit rate, responsive last-minute tasking, and timely collect-to-data-delivery latency time frames.

A BlackSky Gen-3 image of Berlin (Germany)

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Data products

  • Custom (Gen-2) Order now

    A custom data product delivered with the acquisition, processing, and other parameters of your choice.

    BAND COMBINATIONS
    • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)
    API DETAILS
    Name:
    blacksky-tasking
    ID:
    613ad1f5-4148-4460-a316-1a97e46058f9
  • Custom (Gen-3) Order now

    A custom data product delivered with the acquisition, processing, and other parameters of your choice.

    BAND COMBINATIONS
    • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)
    API DETAILS
    Name:
    blacksky-gen3-tasking
    ID:
    67560e12-16ba-4a27-b607-205f4faaea7c
  • BlackSky Order now

    Geometric processing: Georectified and orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    blacksky-mono
    ID:
    319b55e0-e58f-42ff-9eaa-9767e09e0565
  • BlackSky Stereo Order now

    Geometric processing: Georectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    blacksky-stereo
    ID:
    e4780d1d-e75e-44a9-ace3-6526f183800a

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider BlackSky
Collection type

Tasking from 17,500 credits per scene

Catalog from 9,000 credits per scene
Product type Multispectral
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution

Tasking:

  • Gen-2: 83 cm
  • Gen-3: 35 cm

Catalog: 83 cm
Bit depth per pixelAcquired as 12‑bit and delivered as 16‑bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF, NITF)
  • Metadata (JSON, TXT)
  • Masks (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (PNG)
Masks

A GeoTIFF file containing the following masks:

  • Cloud
  • Environmental
  • Quality
  • Transparency
  • Water
NoData value0

Processing levels

The data is delivered as scaled DN imagery.

  • For Gen-2, both geometric processing levels are delivered.
  • For Gen-3, select a geometric processing level when creating an order.
 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
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TOANot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-large

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with RPC

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The data is delivered in all indicated processing levels as scaled DN imagery.

 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
TOANot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-large

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  1. Mono with RPC
  2. Stereo (2-frame) with RPC

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Mono

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Tasking:

  • Gen-2:
    • Mono
    • Stereo (2-frame)
    • Stereo (burst)
    • Stereo (area coverage)
  • Gen-3: Mono

Catalog:

  • Mono
  • Stereo (2-frame)
Incidence angleUp to 30°
Tasking priority

Standard

High
Orbit

Mid-inclination, from 42° to 53°, at 400–460 km

Sun-synchronous, at 449–701 km
Number of satellites

Gen-2: 11

Gen-3: 3
Revisit rate7 times a day

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands
  • Panchromatic: 450–700 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 590–700 nm (red)
    2. 500–590 nm (green)
    3. 450–520 nm (blue)
  • Panchromatic: 450–700 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 570–700 nm (red)
    2. 450–650 nm (green)
    3. 440–540 nm (blue)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference system

Georectified: Geographic-WGS84

Orthorectified: UTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy

Tasking:

  • Gen-2: < 20 m CE90 absolute
  • Gen-3: < 10 m CE90 absolute

Catalog: < 20 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: POI

Cloud coverage: 30–100%

Output:

  • Gen-2: Scenes sized from 26 km2 to 33 km2
  • Gen-3: Scenes sized from 20 km2 to 25 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI up to 1,000 km2, with up to 300 vertices

Availability:

  • Mono: From 2019
  • Stereo (2-frame): From 2022

Output: Scenes sized from 26 km2 to 33 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.