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BlackSky awarded up to $1.021B NRO contract; base $85.5M for imagery services
BlackSky Technology Inc.
- Multi-year firm fixed-price contract with NRO; base subscription $85.5M, total options up to $1.021B over 10 years.
- Contract includes imagery collection, direct downlink to government terminals; subject to federal appropriations.
- Award validates BlackSky's high-revisit constellation strategy and expands partnership with NRO.
- Performance period: 5-year base starting Q2 2022 plus five 1-year options through 2032.
- CEO Brian O'Toole: 'pivotal moment in expansion of commercial space and U.S. Government partnership.'