BlackSky awarded seven-figure data services contract from HEO

BlackSky was awarded a seven-figure data services contract from HEO to bring automated low-latency capabilities to non-Earth imaging, or NEI, services for defense, intelligence and commercial use. Under the agreement, the companies will partner to bring BlackSky’s current constellation into HEO’s NEI sensor network. The contract is now moving into its second phase with a focus on automating the entire tasking-to-delivery process, following an initial proof of concept phase. BlackSky will provide proprietary mid-inclination orbit, high-resolution imagery to HEO. BlackSky’s high-cadence imaging capabilities are expected to increase the feasibility of capturing NEI data over the middle latitudes of Earth. Activating NEI capabilities gives BlackSky the ability to leverage unused capacity typically associated with satellites passing over the ocean or satellites in eclipse, traveling across the dark side of Earth.