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.
The geographic coverage is global.
| Data product | Type | Spectral bands combination |
|---|---|---|
| Custom | Tasking | Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB) |
| BlackSky Mono | Catalog | Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB) |
| BlackSky Stereo | Catalog | Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 3 multispectral bands (RGB) |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Tasking Catalog |
| Product type | Optical |
| System type | Satellite |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 83 cm–1.30 m |
| Bit depth per pixel | 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 in all indicated processing levels as scaled DN imagery.
| Primary | Georectified | Orthorectified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic |  | | |
| TOA | | | |
| Surface reflectance | | | |
| Display | |  Mono Stereo (2-frame) | Mono |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Acquisition mode | Tasking:
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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 |
| Revisit rate | 7 times a day |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Spectral bands | Panchromatic: 450–700 nm Multispectral:
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| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Coordinate reference system | Georectified: Geographic-WGS84 Orthorectified: UTM-WGS84 |
| Positional accuracy | < 20 m CE90 absolute |
| Limitation | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | POI |
| Minimum charge | As per 1 scene |
| Cloud coverage | 30–100% |
| Output | Scene sized from 26 km2 to 33 km2 |
| Limitation | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | AOI with up to 300 vertices |
| Minimum charge | Mono: 11,300 credits Stereo (2-frame): 22,600 credits |
| Availability | Mono: from 2019 Stereo (2-frame): from 2022 |
| Output | Scene sized from 26 km2 to 33 km2 |
| Data product | Type | Name and ID | Collection name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Tasking | Name: blacksky-taskingID: 613ad1f5-4148-4460-a316-1a97e46058f9 | blacksky-tasking |
| BlackSky Mono | Catalog | Name: blacksky-monoID: 319b55e0-e58f-42ff-9eaa-9767e09e0565 | blacksky-mono |
| BlackSky Stereo | Catalog | Name: blacksky-stereoID: e4780d1d-e75e-44a9-ace3-6526f183800a | blacksky-stereo |