BlackSky selected as optical satellite provider for $1B space AI initiative

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BlackSky Named Exclusive Provider of Very High-Resolution Electro-Optical Constellation for New International Initiative to Build the World’s Largest Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in Space

September 9, 2026 9:49 AM EDT

BlackSky Gen-3 satellites will be part of a fifty-satellite constellation developed under a $1 billion investment led by a consortium of Marlan Space, Loft Orbital, Mistral AI and other global space leaders in UAE and France

PARIS & HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) a leading provider of real-time space-based intelligence, was named the exclusive provider of very high resolution electro-optical satellites, the world's first AI-enabled satellite constellation. The announcement was made at the International Space Summit in Paris, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Marlan Space and... More