BlackSky Technology Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Other (Expense)/Income -Narrative (Details)

Other (Expense)/Income -Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Other (Expense)/Income -Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 03, 2021 USD ($) tranche shares	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($) tranche shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) tranche	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of tranches \| tranche	2	2				3
Conversion of bridge notes and accrued interest into common stock					$ 120
Debt issuance costs expensed for debt carried at fair value		$ 47,600	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 47,718
Issuance costs for derivative liabilities and debt carried at fair value						$ 0	$ 6,238
Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion of bridge notes and accrued interest into common stock (in shares) \| shares					1,095,000
Bridge Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion of bridge notes and accrued interest into common stock				$ 77,097
Debt issuance costs, shares issued \| shares	8,500,000
Debt issuance costs, value of shares issued	$ 43,900
Issuance costs for derivative liabilities and debt carried at fair value	3,700
Debt issuance costs, net								$ 100
Bridge Notes Payable \| Issued in connection with the initial tranche of Bridge Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on conversion of debt	$ (84,300)
Bridge Notes Payable \| Loss on issuance of Bridge Notes tranche two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on conversion of debt		$ (12,200)
Bridge Notes Payable \| Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion of bridge notes and accrued interest into common stock (in shares) \| shares		11,500,000		7,736,000
Conversion of bridge notes and accrued interest into common stock		$ 59,800		$ 1
Bridge Notes Payable \| Common Stock warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion of bridge notes and accrued interest into common stock (in shares) \| shares		3,900,000
Warrants issued during period, value		$ 18,400
Bridge Notes Payable \| Convertible Debt \| Issued in connection with the initial tranche of Bridge Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		18,100
Debt instrument fair value		24,200
Bridge Notes Payable \| Convertible Debt \| Loss on issuance of Bridge Notes tranche two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		40,000
Debt instrument fair value		$ 52,200