United States securities and exchange commission logo April 7, 2023 Christiana Lin General Counsel BlackSky Technology Inc. 13241 Woodland Park Road, Suite 300 Herndon, Virginia 20171 Re: BlackSky Technology Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed on March 31, 2023 File No. 333-271056 Dear Christiana Lin: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Sarah Sidwell at 202-551-4733 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Manufacturing cc: Mark Bass