BlackSky has added two satellites to its constellation following the Rocket Lab "Love at First Insight" launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on November 18. The satellites were fully operational and commercially available within six days of launch.

"This was the fastest BlackSky dual-satellite commissioning process in the company's history," said Nick Merski, BlackSky chief operations officer. "Within one work week customers were able to directly task the satellites from our Spectra AI platform and pull real-time geospatial analyses and insights to their desktops and devices in under 90 minutes."

Meanwhile, BlackSky will soon add two additional satellites to its constellation through a scheduled Spaceflight Inc.-managed rideshare launch with SpaceX. Expanding the constellation to ten satellites will enhance the company's geospatial capacity for data while increasing revisit rates for customers.

"Our high-revisit constellation reinforces our commitment to delivering real-time data and intelligence to our customers, which disrupts the industry status quo," said Nick Merski, BlackSky chief operations officer. "Our customers continue to benefit from the predictable, rapid growth of our geospatial services."

With the additional satellites, BlackSky's Spectra AI platform increases access to more timely analytics and insights for a range of customers including government agencies and industries such as transportation, infrastructure, construction, and supply chain management.

BlackSky expects to achieve a 12 small satellite constellation by the end of 2021 which will provide sufficient capacity to meet the expected demand for the foreseeable future and beyond.

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