HawkEye 360 ranks 14 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; BlackSky ranks 34 with 78. HawkEye 360 is ahead on production and leverage. Level on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Both are based in Herndon, United States. BlackSky: Established. HawkEye 360: Public. BlackSky is named in 30 signals and HawkEye 360 in 23.
BlackSky provides real-time satellite-derived intelligence for tactical surveillance, tracking and ISR customers including the U.S. Space Force and international defense users.
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BlackSky is a US Earth-observation operator (NYSE:BKSY) deploying its Gen-3 constellation (35cm imagery, sub-hourly revisit), with FY25 record revenue of $107M, Q2-26 revenue of $33M (+50%), and FY26 guidance of $130-150M at positive adjusted EBITDA (a second consecutive positive-EBITDA year). 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.
30 signals name BlackSky.
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HawkEye 360 operates a commercial RF geolocation satellite constellation and sells radio-frequency intelligence to customers including the National Reconnaissance Office.
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HawkEye 360 is a US RF-geolocation operator with a 30-satellite constellation (clusters of three since 2018; Block 4 angle-of-arrival payloads launching 2027), promoted from watchlist after it went public (ticker HAWK). FY25 revenue was $117.7M with $24.8M EBITDA (international outpacing US), and Lockheed Martin is an investor and integration partner, feeding RF intelligence into the AEGIS weapon system at Valiant Shield 2026; its December 2025 ISA acquisition generalizes emitter identification. The IPO proceeds, Q2 figures, and backlog are the open items.
23 signals name HawkEye 360.
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HawkEye 360 ranks 14 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; BlackSky ranks 34 with 78. HawkEye 360 is ahead on production and leverage. Level on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Both are based in Herndon, United States. BlackSky: Established. HawkEye 360: Public. BlackSky is named in 30 signals and HawkEye 360 in 23.
HawkEye 360 ranks 14 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; BlackSky ranks 34 with 78. HawkEye 360 is ahead on production and leverage. Level on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Both are based in Herndon, United States. BlackSky: Established. HawkEye 360: Public. BlackSky is named in 30 signals and HawkEye 360 in 23. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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