---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001753539-23-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKSY"
cik: "0001753539"
company_name: "BlackSky Technology Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T22:51:41.706711+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackSky Q2 revenue $19.3M (+28%); imagery revenue +51%; adj. EBITDA loss narrows to $5.8M; 2023 outlook $84M-$96M

## Summary
- Revenue $19.3M, up 28% YoY; imagery & software analytical services revenue $15.3M, up 51% YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to $5.8M from $8.8M loss in prior year quarter; on track for positive adj. EBITDA in Q4 2023.
- Net loss widened to $33.4M from $26.3M; includes $2.5M expense in professional & engineering services from R&D cost change.
- 2023 revenue outlook widened to $84M-$96M; full-year capex expected $40M-$45M.
- Won over $35M in new contracts since Q2, including a >$30M multi-year renewal with international defense customer; launch deal with Rocket Lab for Gen-3 in 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001753539-23-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKSY
- cik: 0001753539
- company_name: BlackSky Technology Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753539/000175353923000067/0001753539-23-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753539/000175353923000067/bksy-20230809.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BlackSky Technology Inc. reported the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $19.3 million.
  - Period: the second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $19.3 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: BLACKSKY REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS Q2 Imagery and Analytics Revenue Increases 51% from Prior Year Period Company Wins Over $35 Million in Multi-Year Contract Agreements HERNDON, VA – August 9, 2023 – BlackSky Technology Inc. (“BlackSky” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BKSY) announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Second Quarter Financial Highlights: • Revenue of $19.3 million, up 28% from the prior year period
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753539/000175353923000067/0001753539-23-000067-index.htm

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