Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload
SpaceNews • 3/7/2026
Summary
The Air Force lab has awarded BlackSky a contract worth up to $99 million to develop a large optical satellite payload. The program will test a large segmented optical system intended for future surveillance satellites.
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