Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, captured on Dec. 12, 2025, by a BlackSky Gen-3 satellite.
Credit: BlackSky
BlackSky has cut some near-term constellation expansion plans for its new Gen-3 imagery satellite deployments after discovering some issues during testing on earlier spacecraft. “Our goal will be to have eight to nine Gen-3s on orbit by the end of this year,” CEO Brian O’Toole said on the company’s...
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