The BlackSky small satellite constellation provides imagery from the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Their products include four image bands: red, green, blue, and panchromatic. These small satellite constellations are currently deployed in mid-inclination orbits between +/- 53.5 degrees North and South latitude. The high spatial resolution and high-revisit with dawn-to-dusk imagery from BlackSky can be used for a wide range of pattern-of-life and change detection research and applications.

Obtaining Data

• To request access to CSDA-distributed data, complete the CSDA Authorization form. The CSDA team will verify if the user is authorized for data access.
• Search and download BlackSky data using the CSDA Satellite Data Explorer (SDX). An Earthdata Login is required.

Copyright

Data products and derived products for imagery must contain the following copyright markings (YYYY is the year of the image acquisition):

• For data products: “© BlackSky Inc YYYY. All rights reserved.”
• For derived products: “Includes copyrighted material of BlackSky All rights reserved.”
• A joint copyright notice may be used as appropriate

CSDA Acknowledgment

To help CSDA identify your publications, we request that you include the following acknowledgment when publishing work created using these data:

"This work utilized data made available through the NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program." Authorized users should send CSDA a courtesy copy of any publications that include CSDA-distributed data.

Evaluation

The completed BlackSky Evaluation Report and the Quality Assessment Summary are available for review.

Authorized Data Use and Users

Access to this data is governed by the CSDA End User License Agreements (EULAs). The minimum access level for data is the USG license. Depending on the specific data products provided, some or all data may also be available under higher-tier CSDA licenses, including USG‑Plus and Public licenses.

Under the applicable license tier, authorized users may include:

• U.S. Government federal employees
• State, local, territorial, and tribal government personnel
• U.S. Government contractors and subcontractors
• U.S. Government–funded researchers and academic partners
• Other users authorized under applicable CSDA license levels (USG, USG‑Plus, or Public)

All data use must comply with the terms of the EULA. All data requests must be reviewed and approved by NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program.

Image: An extreme high-off nadir capture of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, taken 22 April 2026. Image © BlackSky 2026. All rights reserved.