BlackSky

High resolution 83 cm optical 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. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

A BlackSky image of New York (USA)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
CustomTaskingBundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)
Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
BlackSky MonoCatalogBundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)
BlackSky StereoCatalogBundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB)

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider BlackSky
Collection type Tasking
Catalog
Product type Optical
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution83 cm–1.30 m
Bit depth per pixel16-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 in all indicated processing levels as scaled DN imagery.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Tasking:

  • Mono
  • Stereo (2-frame)
  • Stereo (burst)
  • Stereo (area coverage)

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 satellites14
Revisit rate7 times a day

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Panchromatic: 450–700 nm

Multispectral:

  1. 590–700 nm (red)
  2. 520–590 nm (green)
  3. 450–520 nm (blue)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference system

Georectified: Geographic-WGS84

Orthorectified: UTM-WGS84

Positional accuracy< 20 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: POI

Cloud coverage: 30–100%

Output: Scene sized from 26 km2 to 33 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

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTasking

Name: blacksky-tasking

ID: 613ad1f5-4148-4460-a316-1a97e46058f9

blacksky-tasking
BlackSky MonoCatalog

Name: blacksky-mono

ID: 319b55e0-e58f-42ff-9eaa-9767e09e0565

blacksky-mono
BlackSky StereoCatalog

Name: blacksky-stereo

ID: e4780d1d-e75e-44a9-ace3-6526f183800a

blacksky-stereo

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