FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Porteous William D.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2021
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BlackSky Technology Inc. [BKSY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC.,, 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HERNDON, VA 20271
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 5,139,052 (1) (2)
I
See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Porteous William D.
C/O BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC.,
13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300
HERNDON, VA 20271
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Christiana L. Lin, attorney-in-fact on behalf of William D. Porteous 09/16/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of BlackSky Technology Inc., f/k/a Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (the "Issuer"), acquired on September 9, 2021, upon the completion of the merger (the "Business Combination") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 17, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Osprey Technology Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp., and BlackSky Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BlackSky") (the "Merger Agreement").
(2) At the effective time of the Business Combination (the "Effective Time"), (i) each share of BlackSky Class A common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 0.0912 of a share to the Class A common stock of the Issuer; (ii) each share of BlackSky Series B preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 0.1106 of a share to the Class A common stock of the Issuer; (iii) each share of BlackSky Series B-1 preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 0.2629 of a share to the Class A common stock of the Issuer; and (iv) each share of BlackSky Series C preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 0.4797 of a share to the Class A common stock of the Issuer, all shares subject to rounding.
(3) These shares are held by RRE Ventures IV, L.P. ("Ventures IV"). The general partner of Ventures IV is RRE Ventures GP IV, LLC ("GP IV"). The managing members and officers of GP IV are James D. Robinson IV, Stuart J. Ellman, and William D. Porteous. Each of GP IV and Messrs. Robinson IV, Ellman, and Porteous disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this Form 3, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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