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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
| Specification | Description |
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| Provider | BlackSky |
| Collection type | Tasking from 17,500 credits per scene Catalog from 9,000 credits per scene |
| Product type | Multispectral |
| System type | Satellite |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Resolution | Tasking:
Catalog: 83 cm |
| Bit depth per pixel | Acquired as 12‑bit and delivered as 16‑bit |
| Delivery format | A ZIP file containing the following files:
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| Masks | A GeoTIFF file containing the following masks:
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| NoData value | 0 |
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.
| Primary | Georectified | Orthorectified | |
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| Basic |  | | |
| TOA | | | |
| Surface reflectance | | | |
| Display | |
with RPC |  |
The data is delivered in all indicated processing levels as scaled DN imagery.
| Primary | Georectified | Orthorectified | |
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| Basic | | | |
| TOA | | | |
| Surface reflectance | | | |
| Display | |
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Mono |
| Specification | Description |
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| Acquisition mode | Tasking:
Catalog:
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| Incidence angle | Up 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 rate | 7 times a day |
| Specification | Description |
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| Spectral bands | Gen-2
Gen-3
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| Specification | Description |
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| Coordinate reference system | Georectified: Geographic-WGS84 Orthorectified: UTM-WGS84 |
| Positional accuracy | Tasking:
Catalog: < 20 m CE90 absolute |
| Specification | Description |
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| Limitations | Input: POI Cloud coverage: 30–100% Output:
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| Minimum charge | As per 1 scene |
| Tasking opportunities | Required parametersOrder parameters that must be set to discover opportunities:
OutputFrom today, opportunities for the next 14 days are provided with the following:
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| Specification | Description |
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| Limitations | Input: AOI up to 1,000 km2, with up to 300 vertices Availability:
Output: Scenes sized from 26 km2 to 33 km2 |
| Minimum charge | As per 1 scene |
The geographic coverage is global.