BlackSky’s constellation consists of 14 satellites launched into a mid-inclination orbit that provide a high revisit rate, responsive last-minute tasking, and timely collect-to-data-delivery latency timeframes. See more on the marketplace.
The geographic coverage is global.
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Tasking |
| Product type | Optical |
| System type | Satellite |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Spatial resolution | From 83 cm to 1.30 m (high) |
| Bit depth per pixel | 16-bit |
| Standard delivery | A ZIP file containing the following files:
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The data is delivered in all indicated processing levels as scaled DN imagery.
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Acquisition mode | Mono Stereo (burst) Stereo (area coverage) |
| Incidence angle | Up to 30° |
| Tasking priority | Medium High |
| Orbit | Sun-synchronous, at 720 km |
| Revisit rate | 7 times a day |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Spectral band data | Panchromatic: 450–700 nm Multispectral:
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| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Coordinate reference system | Non-ortho: EPSG:4326 Ortho: UTM-WGS84 |
| Georeferencing accuracy | < 20 m CE90 |
| Limitation | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | POI |
| Minimum charge | As per 1 scene |
| Cloud coverage | 30–100% |
| Output | Scene sized from 26 km2 to 33 km2 |
| Description | Data product ID | Collection name |
|---|---|---|
| Custom | 613ad1f5-4148-4460-a316-1a97e46058f9 | blacksky-tasking |