The demonstration was meant to show how quickly satellite imagery can move from collection to delivery — since commercial and government customers want data quickly.
BlackSky's fourth Gen-3 satellite, launched March 5, began gathering first-light imagery within hours of reaching orbit and was fully commissioned in less than a week.
To meet growing demand for immediate and continuous data delivery, companies are scrutinizing every aspect of their businesses from satellite design and construction to launch, commissioning, tasking, ground-station networks and image processing.
