Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Ward Tracy

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/10/2022

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)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Principal Accounting Officer /

(Street)

HERNDON, VA 20171

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	77519 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options (Right To Buy)	⁽²⁾	5/17/2029	Class A Common Stock	20433.0	$0.012	D
Options (Right To Buy)	⁽³⁾	3/3/2030	Class A Common Stock	67263.0	$0.012	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These securities are restricted stock units (RSUs). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units are granted pursuant to the BlackSky Technology Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan ("the 2014 Plan"). The restricted stock units will vest as follows: one-half (1/2) of the RSUs will vest on March 8, 2022, and thereafter, one sixteenth (1/16th) of the total number of RSUs will be scheduled to vest quarterly on the 10th day of the third month of each quarter (March 10, June 10, September 10, December 10), in each case subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a service provider through the applicable vesting date.
(2)	Each Option represents a right to purchase the underlying securities of the Issuer reported in Table II. The options are granted pursuant to the 2014 Plan. The shares subject to the Option will vest as follows: one fourth (1/4th) of the award vested on April 1, 2020 and thereafter, one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the award are scheduled to vest monthly on the 1st day of each month, subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a service provider through the applicable vesting date.
(3)	Each Option represents a right to purchase the underlying securities of the Issuer reported in Table II. The options are granted pursuant to the 2014 Plan. The shares subject to the Option will vest as follows: one fourth (1/4th) of the award vested on October 31, 2020, and thereafter, one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the award are scheduled to vest monthly on the last day of each month, subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a service provider through the applicable vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ward Tracy C/O BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC., 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300 HERNDON, VA 20171			Principal Accounting Officer

Signatures
/s/ Christiana L. Lin, attorney-in-fact on behalf of Tracy Ward		8/10/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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