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BlackSky Technology Inc.

For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Aug 6, 2026.

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Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Aug 6, 2026

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2026

  1. Organization and Business

BlackSky Technology Inc. (“BlackSky” or the “Company”), headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, is a space technology company that delivers real-time imagery, analytics and high-frequency monitoring along with mission solutions offerings that allow customers the ability to acquire, own, and operate their own customized satellite(s) and space-to-ground system(s). The Company owns and operates an advanced purpose-built commercial, real-time intelligence system that combines the power of the BlackSky Spectra tasking and analytics software platform and the Company's proprietary high-resolution low earth orbit (“LEO”) small satellite constellation. The constellation is optimized to cost-efficiently capture imagery to 35 cm at high revisit rates where and when customers need it. The BlackSky Spectra software platform processes millions of observations a day by integrating data from the Company's proprietary satellite constellation and from other third-party sensors such as synthetic aperture radar and radio frequency satellites, millions of GPS-enabled terrestrial data sources and Internet of Things (“IoT”) connected devices. BlackSky Spectra applies advanced, proprietary artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”) techniques to process, analyze, and transform these raw feeds into actionable intelligence via alerts, information, and insights. Customers can access BlackSky Spectra's software platform and its data and analytics through easy-to-use web services or through platform application programming interfaces. BlackSky delivers a comprehensive suite of space-based intelligence products and services through three integrated revenue streams—space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company issued and sold shares as part of the Company's at-the-market (“ATM”) offering programs. The Company sold 4.2 million shares from the ATM offering programs at an average purchase price per share of $39.41, resulting in gross proceeds of $165.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026. The transaction costs of $5.0 million for the equity issuances incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2026, which primarily consisted of commissions, have been recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and balance sheets.

  1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation

The Company has prepared its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial assets and liabilities, including derivative financial instruments, that are stated at fair value. Unless otherwise indicated, amounts presented in the Notes pertain to the Company’s continuing operations.

Effective January 1, 2025, the Company reclassified its captions on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss to better align with the Company’s increasing portfolio of mission solutions product offerings and advanced technology program service offerings. Revenue and costs that were previously classified as imagery & software analytical services are now classified as space-based intelligence & AI services. Professional & engineering services are now either classified as mission solutions if they are related to the Company's product offerings or advanced technology programs if they are related to the Company's service offerings. As a result, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the amounts presented have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

In addition, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingencies at the reporting date, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. Significant estimates made by the Company include, but are not limited to, revenue and associated cost recognition, the collectability of accounts receivable, the recoverability and useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, the valuation of equity warrants and warrant liabilities, fair value estimates, the recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, the provision for income taxes, the incremental borrowing rate to measure the operating lease right of use assets, the effective interest rate of the vendor financing agreement, the capitalization of interest, stock-based compensation, and the obsolescence of satellite work in process and inventory.

Restricted Cash

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s restricted cash balance was $10.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The Company classifies cash as restricted when the cash is unavailable for withdrawal or usage for general operations. As of June 30, 2026, $9.5 million of the Company's restricted cash balance was held primarily in term deposits that served as compensating balances for letters of credit required under contracts with certain customers.

Investments

The Company invests in short-term investments, which generally consist of A-1, or higher, rated corporate debt and governmental securities. The investments are classified as held-to-maturity and have a stated maturity date of one year or less from the balance sheet date. Any investments with original maturities less than three months are considered cash equivalents.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s short-term investments had a carrying value, representing amortized cost, of $197.3 million and $82.0 million, respectively, and an aggregate fair value, representing a Level 1 measurement based off of the fair value hierarchy, of $197.1 million and $82.1 million, respectively.

Inventories

Inventories are production costs associated with anticipated future revenue contracts. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $6.2 million of work in process inventory. Inventories are stated on a consistent basis at the lower of historical cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is determined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The Company estimates future sales and will write down excess inventories as needed. The Company hadno reserve for inventory as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The Company’s estimates of future sales are based on confirmed and expected customer contracts. The carrying values of inventories approximated their fair values as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The process for analyzing the fair value measurement of certain financial instruments on a recurring, or non-recurring, basis includes significant judgment and estimates of inputs including, but not limited to, share price, volatility, discount for lack of marketability, application of an appropriate discount rate, and probability of liquidating events. The Company utilizes the market valuation methodology and specific option pricing methodology, such as the Monte Carlo simulation, to value its more complex financial instruments, whereas the Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value standard common stock warrants and common stock options.

The framework for measuring fair value specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 Inputs. Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs. Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 Inputs. Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the Company’s own assumptions on what assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenue from the sale of space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs. Revenue generated from space-based intelligence & AI services and advanced technology programs is classified as service revenue and revenue generated from mission solutions is classified as product revenue. Space-based intelligence & AI services revenue is primarily generated from subscription contracts with domestic and international government agencies and includes imagery, data, software, and analytics. This revenue is primarily recognized from services rendered under non-cancellable subscription order agreements or, in limited circumstances, variable not-to-exceed purchase orders. Mission solutions revenue is generated from cost-plus contracts and firm fixed price long-term engineering and development contracts. Advanced technology programs revenue is primarily generated from cost-plus contracts, time and materials basis contracts and firm-fixed price service solutions contracts.

In accordance with Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606”), the Company uses the five-step model of identifying the contract with a customer, identifying the performance obligations contained in a contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price, and determining when performance obligations are satisfied. Application of this model requires the application of significant judgment, as further discussed below.

Revenue is measured as the fair value of consideration received or receivable and net of discounts. The Company applies a policy election to exclude transaction taxes collected from customer sales when the tax is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction. The Company estimates any variable consideration, and whether the transaction price is constrained, upon execution of each contract. Variable consideration is estimated as the most likely amount that is dependent upon the occurrence or non- occurrence of a future event. We continually review, and may reassess, the transaction price based on forecasted service level provisions within a limited amount of our customer purchase orders, costs incurred to date and historical experience. As a result, we may update our estimated constraints on revenue, which are generally provided on a prospective basis. The Company did not have any active contracts with significant variable consideration as of June 30, 2026.

Space-Based Intelligence and AI Services Revenue

Space-based intelligence & AI services revenue include imagery delivered from the Company’s proprietary satellite constellation and BlackSky Spectra software platform and, in limited cases, imagery directly uploaded to certain customers. Customers can directly task the Company's proprietary satellite constellation to collect and deliver imagery over specific locations, sites and regions that are critical to their operations. The Company offers customers several service level subscription options that include on-demand tasking or multi-year assured access programs. Assured access customers can secure priority access and imaging capacity at a premium over a region of interest on a take or pay basis. Imagery revenue is recognized over the subscription period based on the promise to continuously provide contractual satellite capacity for tasked imagery or analytics at the discretion of the customer. These products, based on the context of the contract, are capable of being distinct performance obligations.

The Company leverages proprietary AI and ML algorithms to analyze data coming from both the Company’s proprietary sensor network and third-party space and terrestrial sources to provide hard-to-get data, insights, and analytics for customers. The Company continues to integrate and enhance its offerings by performing contract development, while retaining the intellectual property rights. The Company also offers services related to object, change and anomaly detection, site monitoring, and enhanced analytics services that can detect key pattern of life changes in critical locations such as ports, airports, and construction sites; retail activity; commodities stockpiles; and other sites that contain critical commodities and supply chain inventory.

The Company's analytics services are also offered on a similar subscription basis and provide customers with access to the Company's site monitoring, event monitoring and global data services. Analogous with the recognition of revenue for imagery, software analytical services revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription period.

Mission Solutions Revenue

The Company provides mission solutions, which develop and deliver customized advanced satellite and payload systems for a limited number of customers, leveraging the Company’s capabilities in mission systems engineering and operations. These offerings furnish government customers with an end-to-end pathway to customized sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities, enabling nations to accelerate the development, launch, and operation of their own space programs with full autonomy and control, ground station operations, and software and systems development. Mission solutions revenue is generated from cost-plus contracts and firm fixed price long-term engineering and development contracts. Mission Solutions is often purchased in conjunction with our imagery and analytics to address interim or additional capacity or capability needs, or coupled with our advanced technology programs to further optimize a customer’s experience.

Advanced Technology Programs Revenue

The Company offers various advanced technology programs, including technology enabled professional service solutions to support customer-specific software development requests, integration, testing, and training. These services, based on the context of the contract, are capable of being distinct performance obligations.

Advanced technology programs revenue is generated from cost-plus contracts, time and materials basis contracts and firm-fixed price service solutions contracts. For contracts structured as cost-plus or on a time and materials basis, the Company recognizes revenue based on the right-to-invoice practical expedient, as the Company is contractually able to invoice the customer based on the control transferred to the customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s performance completed to date.

Estimate at Completion ("EAC") Adjustments

For firm fixed price mission solutions and advanced technology programs contracts, the Company recognizes revenue over time using the cost to cost input method to measure progress to complete the performance obligation. A performance obligation's EAC includes all direct costs such as labor, fringe, materials, subcontract costs and overhead. The Company uses significant judgment to estimate total costs at completion on a performance obligation by performance obligation basis including, but not limited to, labor productivity, program schedule, technical risk analysis, complexity, scope of the work and identified risks. Due to the continuous nature of the work, as well as when a change in circumstances warrants a modification, the EAC is reviewed and may result in cumulative changes to the contract profit. The Company recognizes changes in estimated contract sales or costs and the resulting changes in contract profit on a cumulative basis in the period in which the change is identified. If, at any time, the estimate of contract profitability indicates a probable anticipated loss on a contract, the Company recognizes the total loss as and when known. The following table presents the effect of aggregate net EAC adjustments on the Company's contracts:

Three Months Ended June 30, · Six Months Ended June 30,
2026(1)202520262025
(in thousands)
Revenue$1,794$(1,023)$1,649$(1,229)
Basic and diluted net loss per share$0.05$(0.03)$0.04$(0.04)

(1)During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded favorable EAC adjustments of $2.9 million and $0.8 million on two mission solutions programs due to labor efficiencies and the retirement of risk. The Company also recorded an unfavorable EAC adjustment of $1.9 million on a mission solutions program due to an increase in estimated labor hours on the project. The remaining EAC adjustments are not individually significant to the Company.

Space-based intelligence & AI services costs primarily include cloud computing and hosting services, internal labor to support the ground station network and space operations, and third-party data and imagery. Mission solutions costs primarily include the cost of direct materials to build and test specific components, such as the communications system, payloads, and sensor integration, as well as internal labor for design and engineering in support of long-term development contracts for customized customer satellites and payload systems. The Company also recognizes internal labor costs and external subcontract labor costs for its customer-centric software products. Advanced technology programs costs primarily include the cost of internal labor for service solutions that enhance customer adoption and operational integration of our technology.

Additionally, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for those employees who provide direct labor to support the Company's product and service offerings.

Sponsor Shares

On September 9, 2021, BlackSky's predecessor company, Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (“Osprey”), completed its merger (the “Merger”) with Osprey Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osprey, and BlackSky Holdings, Inc. Osprey pre-Merger Class B common shares were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the "Sponsor Shares") upon completion of the Merger. The Company accounted for the Sponsor Shares in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40, under which the Sponsor Shares did not meet the criteria for equity treatment and were recorded as derivative liabilities in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2026. The Sponsor Shares are adjusted to fair value at each reporting period and any net gains or losses in the change in fair value are recognized in loss on derivatives in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Stock-Based Compensation

Restricted Stock Units

The Company grants restricted stock units ("RSUs") to certain employees, for which the grant date fair value is equal to the fair value of the Class A common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading price as the fair value of the Class A common stock for valuation purposes. For all awards where vesting is only subject to a service condition, including those subject to graded vesting, the Company has elected to use the straight-line method to recognize the fair value as compensation cost over the requisite service period. Expense related to stock-based payments is classified in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss based upon the classification of each employee's cash compensation.

Stock Options

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value all options, including stock options and options issued under the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"), and the straight-line method to recognize the fair value as compensation cost over the requisite service period. The fair value of each option is estimated as of the date of grant. The Company did not grant any stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2026.

  1. Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”)

Accounting Standards Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. The Company is evaluating the disclosure impact of ASU 2024-03; however, it is not expected that the standard will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. ASU 2025-06 amends certain aspects of the accounting for and disclosure of software costs, primarily modernizing the guidance to reflect the software development approaches currently used. ASU 2025-06 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The Company is in the early stages of evaluating the adoption impact and cannot yet reasonably estimate the impact to the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11 Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. ASU 2025-11 clarifies the applicability of Topic 270 and the form and content of interim financial statements. In addition, ASU 2025-11 requires entities to disclose material events occurring since the last annual reporting period. ASU 2025-11 will be effective for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, and can be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is in the early stages of evaluating the adoption impact and cannot yet reasonably estimate the impact to the consolidated financial statements.

  1. Segment Information

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) as defined under GAAP, who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has determined the allocation of resources and assessed performance based upon the consolidated results of the Company. The CODM has utilized consolidated net loss to assess financial performance and allocate resources. Accordingly, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company was deemed to be comprised of onlyone operating segment andone reportable segment. This segment, which comprised the continuing operations of the Company’s single operating and reportable segment, provided space-based intelligence products and services through three integrated revenue streams—space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs—along with related costs, primarily consisting of cloud computing and hosting services, direct materials to build and test specific components, and internal labor for service solutions that enhance customer adoption and operational integration of the Company's technology.

The following table presents selected financial information with respect to the Company’s single reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Revenue
Space-based intelligence & AI services$24,507$17,982$41,026$34,811
Mission solutions5,1111,0517,12010,893
Advanced technology programs3,6983,1665,9446,039
Total revenue33,31622,19954,09051,743
Costs and expenses
Space-based intelligence & AI services direct labor costs1,8516763,6791,228
Space-based intelligence & AI services direct materials costs3,5442,7846,6406,050
Mission solutions direct labor costs9712391,678586
Mission solutions direct materials costs6301451,1396,645
Advanced technology programs direct labor costs1,7831,9882,8643,807
Advanced technology programs direct materials costs270415381531
Salaries and benefit costs11,53911,81223,27823,515
Stock-based compensation expense(1)4,0663,2887,9936,045
Other segment items(2)8,4647,58415,53014,811
Depreciation and amortization7,9977,20817,24414,444
Loss on derivatives10,51724,43518,73422,534
Interest income(1,348)(677)(2,372)(1,250)
Interest expense3,8653,5097,7976,852
Other expense (income), net1(3)2(68)
Income tax expense—35—65
Net loss$(20,834)$(41,239)$(50,497)$(54,052)

(1) Relates to stock-based compensation expense within selling, general, and administrative costs.

(2) Other segment items included in net loss primarily includes selling, general, and administrative costs and research and development costs.

As of June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company's segment assets, which are equal to the Company's consolidated assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, are owned and operated by United States entities and are classified within the United States. See Note 5—“Revenue” for additional information about revenue by geographic region.

  1. Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company generates revenue from the sale of space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and advanced technology programs, primarily to domestic and international government agencies. The approximate revenue based on the geographic location of end customers was as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(in thousands)
United States$11,283$13,721$21,073$25,541
Rest of world22,0338,47833,01726,202
Total revenue$33,316$22,199$54,090$51,743

The Company has a concentration of contractual revenue arrangements with the U.S. federal government and agencies as well as with international governments. For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the rest of world had two and one countries, respectively, that generated 10% or more of the Company's total revenue. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the rest of world had two countries that each generated 10% or more of the Company's total revenue.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company had the following customers whose revenue balances individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue:

Revenue
Three Months Ended June 30, · Six Months Ended June 30,
CustomerGeographic Area(1)2026202520262025
U.S. federal government and agenciesUnited States34%61%38%49%
Customer BRest of world14%20%17%17%
Customer CRest of world19%*12%*
Customer DRest of world***21%
  • Revenue from these customers were less than 10% of total revenue during the period.

(1) Each customer whose revenue balances balance individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue relates to a unique country.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had the following customers whose accounts receivable balances individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable:

Accounts Receivable
As of June 30, · As of December 31,
CustomerGeographic Area(1)20262025
U.S. federal government and agenciesUnited States11%*
Customer CRest of world16%*
Customer ERest of world44%50%
Customer FRest of World*11%
  • Accounts receivable from these customers were less than 10% of total accounts receivable at the end of the period.

(1) Each customer whose accounts receivable balance individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable relates to a unique country.

Revenue from categories of end customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(in thousands)
U.S. federal government and agencies$11,350$13,496$20,595$25,183
International governments21,6367,92832,34025,054
Commercial and other3307751,1551,506
Total revenue$33,316$22,199$54,090$51,743

Backlog

Backlog represents the future sales the Company expects to recognize on firm orders it receives and is equivalent to the Company’s remaining performance obligations at the end of each period. It comprises both funded backlog (firm orders for which funding is authorized and appropriated) and unfunded backlog. The Company's backlog excludes unexercised contract options. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $378.1 million of backlog, which represents the transaction price of executed contracts less inception to date revenue recognized. The Company expects to recognize revenue relating to its backlog, a portion of which is recorded in deferred revenue in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, of $76.2 million, $72.6 million, and $229.3 million in the six months ending December 31, 2026, fiscal year 2027, and thereafter, respectively.

  1. Contract Assets and Liabilities

The components of contract assets and contract liabilities consisted of the following:

June 30,December 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Contract assets - current:
Unbilled revenue$26,025$28,595
Total contract assets - current$26,025$28,595
Contract assets - long-term:
Other contract assets - long-term465680
Total contract assets - long-term(1)$465$680
Contract liabilities - current:
Deferred revenue - current$18,995$20,518
Total contract liabilities - current$18,995$20,518
Contract liabilities - long-term:
Deferred revenue - long-term$3,516$9,948
Other contract liabilities - long-term489555
Total contract liabilities - long-term(2)$4,005$10,503

(1) Total contract assets - long term is included in other assets in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Total contract liabilities - long term is included in other liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Contract liabilities include payments received and billings made in advance of the satisfaction of performance obligations under a contract and are realized when the associated revenue is recognized under a contract. Contract assets include unbilled revenue, which is the amount of revenue recognized in excess of the amount billed to customers, where the rights to payment are not just subject to the passage of time; and costs incurred incremental to the contract to fulfill contract obligations. Other contract assets and other contract liabilities primarily relate to contract commissions on customer contracts.

Changes in short-term and long-term contract assets and contract liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

Contract AssetsContract Liabilities
(in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2026$29,275$31,021
Billings or revenue recognized that was included in the beginning balance(15,316)(2,023)
Changes in contract assets or contract liabilities, net of reclassification to receivables11,341(5,688)
Cumulative catch-up adjustment arising from changes in estimates to complete during the period1,405(244)
Changes in costs to fulfill and amortization of commission costs(215)—
Changes in contract commission costs—(66)
Balance as of June 30, 2026$26,490$23,000
  1. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

The components of prepaid expenses and other current assets were as follows:

June 30,December 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Receivable for insurance recoveries$—$7,603
Prepaid expenses4,7454,505
Other current assets737221
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets$5,482$12,329

See Note 17—“Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information on the legal proceedings settlement and the associated change in the receivable for insurance recoveries during the second quarter of 2026.

  1. Property and Equipment - net

The following summarizes property and equipment - net as of:

June 30,December 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Satellites$164,733$143,440
Software53,68646,245
Office furniture and fixtures8,9919,086
Software development in process3,1413,925
Production and engineering equipment3,9923,421
Site equipment2,8022,682
Computer equipment1,8611,705
Other equipment1,078999
240,284211,503
Less: accumulated depreciation(149,403)(132,466)
Property and equipment not yet placed in service99—
Property and equipment — net$90,980$79,037
  1. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities were as follows:

June 30,December 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Accounts payable$5,411$2,340
Accrued payroll5,2976,163
Accrued capital expenditures7024,288
Accrued cost of goods sold and other expenses2,3772,154
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities$13,787$14,945
  1. Other Current Liabilities

The components of other current liabilities were as follows:

June 30,December 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Accrued interest$7,517$7,635
Contingent liabilities—7,495
Operating lease right-of-use liabilities434769
Other current liabilities688162
Total other current liabilities$8,639$16,061

See Note 17—“Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information on the legal proceedings settlement and relief of the associated contingent liabilities during the second quarter of 2026.

  1. Debt and Other Financing

The carrying value of the Company’s outstanding debt consisted of the following amounts:

June 30,December 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Current portion of long-term debt$11,692$7,971
Non-current portion of long-term debt205,458199,917
Total long-term debt217,150207,888
Unamortized debt issuance costs(6,312)(6,771)
Outstanding balance$210,838$201,117
Effective Interest Rate · June 30, · December 31,
Name of Loan · 2026 · 2025
(in thousands)
Convertible Senior Notes8.73%$185,000$185,000
Satellite launch vendor financing6.85% - 11.62%32,15022,888
Total$217,150$207,888

Convertible Senior Notes

The Company issued $185.0 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes in a private offering during July 2025. The Convertible Senior Notes mature on August 1, 2033 unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. The Convertible Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.25% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2026. The following table summarizes the interest expense for the Convertible Senior Notes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20262026
(in thousands)
Coupon interest$3,815$7,631
Amortization of debt issuance costs222444
Total interest expense$4,037$8,075

Holders may convert their Convertible Senior Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Company will pay shares of the Company's Class A common stock, or deliver cash, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company's Class A common stock, at the Company's election. The conversion rate of the notes will initially be 27.1909 shares of BlackSky’s Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $36.78 per share of Class A common stock). The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the indenture governing the terms of the Convertible Senior Notes. The Company may not redeem the Convertible Senior Notes prior to August 4, 2028. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Senior Notes, at the Company's option, on or after August 4, 2028 and prior to the 26 th scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, if (1) the last reported sale price of the Company's Class A common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption and (2) certain liquidity conditions are satisfied, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change or our issuance of a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elects to convert such Convertible Senior Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption. Lastly, on August 6, 2030, each holder shall have the option to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of their Convertible Senior Notes, or any portion of the principal amount in multiples of $1,000, at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.

Satellite Launch Vendor Financing

The Company entered into a vendor financing agreement to fund the costs of multiple satellite launches providing for $27.0 million, for which payments accrue interest at 12.6% per annum. Then, in November 2025, the Company entered into an additional agreement for multiple satellite launches providing for $30.6 million, for which payments accrue interest at 9.50% per annum. A portion of the vendor financing agreements can be drawn down equally per satellite launch and will be repaid quarterly on a pro-rata basis across athree-year period after each successful launch milestone. Interest begins to accrue on each launch date.

The Company may prepay either agreement at any time until the maturity date without premium or penalty. The outstanding debt related to the vendor financing agreements is guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company incurred $13.2 million of additional debt and repaid $5.0 million of principal and interest related to the satellite launch vendor financing agreements.

Debt Maturities

Minimum required maturities under the Company’s loan agreements, excluding early redemption of the Convertible Senior Notes, are as follows:

For the years ending December 31,(in thousands)
2026$5,208
202712,967
202810,154
20293,821
2030—
Thereafter185,000
Total outstanding$217,150

Fair Value of Debt

The following tables present the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s outstanding long-term debt as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

June 30, 2026Quoted Prices in Active MarketsSignificant Other Observable InputSignificant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Liabilities
Convertible Senior Notes$240,574$—$—
Satellite launch vendor financing——33,204
$240,574$—$33,204
December 31, 2025Quoted Prices in Active MarketsSignificant Other Observable InputSignificant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Liabilities
Convertible Senior Notes$204,135$—$—
Satellite launch vendor financing——21,822
$204,135$—$21,822

The fair value of the satellite launch vendor financing was estimated using Level 3 inputs, based on interest rates available for debt with terms and maturities similar to the Company’s existing debt arrangements and credit rating.

Compliance with Debt Covenants

As of June 30, 2026, all debt instruments contain customary covenants and events of default. There are no covenants tied to financial metrics and the Company was in compliance with all non-financial covenants as of June 30, 2026.

  1. Equity Warrants Classified as Derivative Liabilities

Warrant Valuation

Equity warrants that are classified as derivative liabilities must be measured at fair value upon issuance and re-valued at the end of each reporting period through expiration and are included in derivative liabilities in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Any change in fair value between the respective reporting dates is recognized as an unrealized gain or loss in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (see Note 16).

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company's derivative liabilities included only equity warrants and the Sponsor Shares.

The following table is a summary of the number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants at June 30, 2026:

Number of SharesExercise PriceRedemption PriceExpiration DateClassification(Gain) Loss in Value for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026Fair Value as of June 30, 2026
(in thousands) · (in thousands)
Public Warrants1,977$92.00$144.009/9/2026Liability$(19)$791
Private placement warrants - Issued October 201952092.00144.009/9/2026Liability5208
Private placement warrants - Issued October 2019520160.00144.009/9/2026Liability(21)21
Private placement warrants - Issued March 20231,43317.61N/A9/8/2028Liability14,94231,703

In May 2026, holders exercised seven thousand of the March 2023 private placement warrants, resulting in proceeds of $123 thousand to the Company in exchange for shares of Class A common stock. The Company recognized a net loss, which was recorded to loss on derivatives in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, of $129 thousand related to the exercised warrants during the six months ended June 30, 2026.

In addition, the Company has 221 thousand Class A common stock warrants outstanding that have an exercise price of $0.88 and expiration dates from June 27, 2028 to October 31, 2029. These warrants are equity classified and were included in additional paid-in capital in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

  1. Net Loss Per Share of Class A Common Stock

The following table includes the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(in thousands except per share information)
Net loss available to common stockholders - basic and diluted$(20,834)$(41,239)$(50,497)$(54,052)
Basic and diluted net loss per share$(0.54)$(1.27)$(1.35)$(1.71)
Shares used in the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share38,42432,47337,29531,648

The potentially dilutive securities listed below were not included in the calculation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because their effect would have been anti-dilutive during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

Three and Six Months Ended June 30,
20262025
(in thousands)
Convertible Senior Notes6,539—
Restricted stock units outstanding2,3822,655
Private placement warrants (exercisable for Class A common stock) treated as liability2,4733,091
Public warrants (exercisable for Class A common stock) treated as liability1,9771,977
Stock options and ESPP shares1,6591,855
Sponsor Shares296296
Common stock warrants (exercisable for Class A common stock) treated as equity221221
  1. Stock-Based Compensation

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company granted equity awards under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Stock-based compensation expense is included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as indicated in the table below:

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
(in thousands)
Space-based intelligence & AI services costs, excluding depreciation and amortization$116$39$191$72
Mission solutions costs, excluding depreciation and amortization64197935
Advanced technology programs costs, excluding depreciation and amortization66108154199
Selling, general and administrative4,0663,2887,9936,045
Total stock-based compensation expense$4,312$3,454$8,417$6,351

The Company recorded stock-based compensation related to capitalized internal labor for software development activities and satellite work in process of $0.3 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $0.6 million and $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These amounts were included in property, plant, and equipment - net and satellite work in process in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

  1. Related Party Transactions

A summary of the Company’s related party transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 is presented below:

Amount Due to Related Party as of
Total Payments in the Six Months Ended June 30, · June 30, · December 31,
Nature of Relationship · 2026 · 2025 · 2026 · 2025
Name · Description of the Transactions · (in thousands)
Ursa Space SystemsStrategic PartnerThe Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, Will Porteous, is also an investor and member of the board of directors of Ursa Space Systems. The Company has a non-cancelable operational commitment with Ursa Space Systems.$208250$223$—
Thales Alenia SpaceShareholder and Parent of Wholly-owned Subsidiary, SeahawkDesign, development and manufacture of telescopes.7,497554——
SeahawkSubsidiary of Thales Alenia SpaceIn 2019, the Company raised and converted $18.4 million from prior debt into new, outstanding debt and issued 13.5 million warrants to purchase Legacy BlackSky common stock. In July 2025, the Company repaid all debt outstanding and accrued interest to Seahawk.—303——
Intelsat Jackson Holdings, S.A. ("Intelsat"), which is now part of SESFormer debt IssuerIn 2019, the Company entered into a term loan facility for $50.0 million and issued 20.2 million warrants to Intelsat to purchase Legacy BlackSky common stock. In July 2025, the Company repaid all debt outstanding and accrued interest to Intelsat.N/A1,040N/AN/A

The Company recorded revenue from related parties of $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The amount of revenue from related parties for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and the three months ended June 30, 2025 was not significant. As of June 30, 2026 the amount of contract assets from related parties was not significant while as of December 31, 2025, the Company had $3.9 million, of contract assets from related parties. As of June 30, 2026, the amounts invoiced by the Company and due from related parties were not significant. As of December 31, 2025, the amounts invoiced by the Company and due from related parties were $9.6 million.

  1. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The following tables present information about the Company’s liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and indicate the fair value hierarchy level of the valuation techniques and inputs that the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

June 30, 2026Quoted Prices in Active MarketsSignificant Other Observable InputSignificant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Liabilities
Public warrants$791$—$—
Private placement warrants - Issued October 2019——229
Private placement warrants - Issued March 2023——31,703
Sponsor Shares——6,448
$791$—$38,380
December 31, 2025Quoted Prices in Active MarketsSignificant Other Observable InputSignificant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Liabilities
Public warrants$810$—$—
Private placement warrants - Issued October 2019——245
Private placement warrants - Issued March 2023——16,843
Sponsor Shares——2,750
$810$—$19,838

The carrying values of the following financial instruments approximated their fair values as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 based on their short-term maturities: cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other current liabilities.

There were no transfers into or out of any of the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended June 30, 2026 or 2025.

The following is a summary of changes in the fair value of the Level 3 liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

Sponsor SharesPrivate placement warrants - Issued October 2019Private placement warrants - Issued March 2023
(in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2026$2,750$245$16,843
Warrant exercise——(235)
Loss (gain) from changes in fair value3,698(16)15,095
Balance as of June 30, 2026$6,448$229$31,703
Sponsor SharesPrivate placement warrants - Issued October 2019Private placement warrants - Issued March 2023
(in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2025$1,703$713$13,820
Loss from changes in fair value2,2691,09816,219
Balance as of June 30, 2025$3,972$1,811$30,039
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company entered into a new operating lease for office space with a commencement date in June 2026 and an expiration date in May 2037. As a result, the Company recognized an operating lease right-of-use asset and a long-term operating lease liability of $2.4 million in its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets during the period.

The Company leases office space under several non-cancellable operating leases with varying lease expiration dates through 2037. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable office leases as of June 30, 2026 are as follows:

(in thousands)
For the years ending December 31,
2026$899
20271,885
20281,872
20291,924
20301,979
Thereafter11,078
Total lease payments19,637
Less Imputed Interest(9,071)
Present value of lease liabilities$10,566

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may become involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, that, by their nature, are inherently unpredictable. Regardless of outcome, litigation and other legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

On May 7, 2024, a putative class action relating to the Merger of Legacy BlackSky on September 9, 2021 with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osprey was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action was captioned Drulias v. Osprey Sponsor II, LLC, et al. (“Drulias”) (Del. Ch. 2024). The Drulias complaint asserted breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims against the former directors of Osprey (the “Osprey Board”); the former officers of Osprey; and Osprey Sponsor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”); and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims against HEPCO Capital Management, LLC; JANA Partners LLC; and a director of Legacy BlackSky. The Drulias complaint sought, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs. The terms of the Merger required the Company to indemnify the directors of Osprey.

On May 8, 2024, a putative class action relating to the Merger was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action was captioned Cheriyala v. Osprey Sponsor II, LLC (“Cheriyala”) (Del. Ch. 2024). The Cheriyala complaint asserted breach of fiduciary duty claims against the former directors of the Osprey Board, the former officers of Osprey, and the Sponsor; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims against BlackSky Holdings, Inc. and certain directors and officers of Legacy BlackSky; and unjust enrichment claims against an Osprey director. The Cheriyala complaint sought, among other things, damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.

The Court of Chancery granted Drulias’ motion to (i) consolidate the Drulias and Cheriyala actions, and (ii) appoint Drulias as lead plaintiff, and Drulias’ counsel as lead counsel, in the consolidated action. On April 15, 2025, Drulias sought to withdraw as the lead plaintiff. That same day, Patrick Plumley (“Plumley”) moved to intervene as a plaintiff in the consolidated action. The Court of Chancery granted Cheriyala’s and Plumley’s stipulation to (i) permit Drulias to withdraw as the lead plaintiff, (ii) permit Plumley to intervene as a plaintiff, and (iii) appoint Cheriyala and Plumley as co-lead plaintiffs, and Cheriyala’s and Plumley’s counsel as co-lead counsel, in the consolidated action.

The parties attended private mediation on September 9, 2025. The parties thereafter reached an agreement on a stipulation of settlement memorializing the terms of the settlement, which was filed with the Court of Chancery on January 7, 2026 (the “Settlement”). In the Settlement, the parties agreed, among other things, that (i) the consolidated actions would be dismissed with prejudice, (ii) the defendants and the Company would be released from claims asserted in the consolidated actions or that could have been asserted in the actions relating to, among other things, the Merger, and (iii) in exchange, members of the class would be paid settlement consideration of $7.5 million, $7.4 million of which was funded from insurance proceeds pursuant to a plan of allocation set forth in the stipulation.

A hearing with the Court of Chancery to consider approval of the Settlement and related matters was held on April 17, 2026. During the hearing, the Court (i) certified the consolidated actions as class actions, (ii) approved the Settlement, including the plan of allocation, (iii) approved an award of fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel payable out of the settlement fund, and (iv) approved the payment of an incentive fee to plaintiffs. The Court of Chancery entered its final judgment on April 21, 2026. The costs of this case, including the pending Settlement, have been substantially funded from insurance proceeds and did not have a material impact on the Company's operations or financial condition.

Other Commitments

During 2025, the Company entered into a commitment for non-refundable multi-launch and integration services as well as a commercial agreement with financing terms for these launches. The launch services agreement contains a minimum commitment that was satisfied as of June 30, 2026 by the Company's $11.9 million debt under the commercial agreement. See Note 11—"Debt and Other Financing" for further detail on the satellite launch vendor financing.

The Company has entered into various operational commitments for the next several years totaling $24.8 million as of June 30, 2026.

  1. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events and determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to its disclosures or the consolidated financial statements.

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