BlackSky satellite company said it is capturing earth's images faster than ever before, allowing people to monitor what's happening around the world in real-time.
From high above the earth, BlackSky's satellites captured images like a home improvement store engulfed in flames in Ukraine. The satellites in the fleet also allow for dawn to dusk coverage, as noted in an image taken of shelling at a thermal power station in Ukraine. "We can take an image of the same location up to 15 times a day," said Minnick."It’s the pace of change and how we have to be poised to adapt that," said Nick Merski, BlackSky Chief Operations Officer.Image 1 of 6While headquartered in Seattle, the satellites are built at "partner" company LeoStella in Tukwila.
"If we have everything in house, like a pile of parts, we can go from a pile of parts to a completed satellite out the door in, like, 12 weeks," said Tuttle. keep track of supply chains, recently capturing backups in the ports of California and the Suez Canal. "When you can see that ship is still in port and you are depending on that ship to get to this plant, and it’s not there, then that’s really, really helpful to commercial customers," said Minnick.
The company also monitors weather events, like the storm damage following a tornado in Mayfield Kentucky and a tornado that destroyed a warehouse in Illinois. "That’s one of the biggest areas as we kind of continue to be amazed by, is the new problems we are asked to solve," said Merski.
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