
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] has two Generation-3 Earth imaging satellites on orbit and plans to have six up by the end of the year, as the company said on Tuesday that it has signed an early access agreement with a "current international Gen-2 customer in support of Ukraine." Such early access, announced by the company in May, is to broaden the buyers' list and is aimed at the integration of Gen-3 35-centimeter imagery into daily intelligence operations for "multiple international defense…