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Backlog reached ~$380M by Q1-26 (including a $99M sole-source AFRL IDIQ ceiling), with more than 80% of funded backlog in multi-year international subscription contracts and international growth now outpacing the US. It is converting bespoke missions into recurring subscriptions while spending up to $60M capex to scale Gen-3.","sub_category":"Defense & intelligence","signals_total":30,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/blacksky","title":"BlackSky · space, Herndon, Virginia, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"BlackSky provides real-time satellite-derived intelligence for tactical surveillance, tracking and ISR customers including the U.S. Space Force and international defense users. Space 100 rank 34 (score 78) 30 signals and 38 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}