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Two satellites for BlackSky’s Earth observation constellation were lost today when the second stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle suffered an anomaly.
BlackSky’s next two Earth observation satellites are due to be launched from New Zealand, but their path to orbit featured stops in the Seattle area.
BlackSky's next two Earth observation satellites are due to be launched from New Zealand, but their path to orbit featured stops in the Seattle area.
An artist’s conception shows BlackSky’s Global satellites in orbit. (BlackSky Illustration) BlackSky Holdings, which is operating a growing fleet of Earth observation satellites as well as a cloud-based platform to analyze geospatial data, says it will become a publicly traded company through a blank-check merger valued at nearly $1.5 billion. The agreement with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. would result in BlackSky being listed on the NYSE with the ticker symbol “BKSY” in July. It’s the latest chapter for a company that traces its roots to Seattle — and still has roughly ha...