Without Mission a Beat

BlackSky 16 and 17 are part of sixty high-resolution Earth observation microsatellites in the BlackSky constellation. This constellation will provide real-time earth observation. the constellation is built by Blacksky, a SpaceFlight Subsidiary, and the satellites are produced by LeoStella LLC, a joint venture of Spaceflight Industries and Thales Alenia Space. The second generation of satellites has improved solar arrays and better imaging equipment.