WorldView Legion is Vantor's next-generation Earth imaging satellite fleet, collecting 30 cm-class imagery. The company says all six WorldView Legion satellites are now fully operational, powering dawn-to-dusk collection with satellites in mid-inclination orbit and sun-synchronous orbit, enabling up to 15 revisits per day of some locations on Earth.
imaging modes
Panchromaticresolution0.29 mswath9 km
Multispectralresolution0.48 mswath9 km
facts
operatorVantor
countryUnited States
sensor typesoptical
sats launchedtotal6
sats activeclaimed6
sats activeverified6
sats planned6
orbitmid-inclination orbit and sun-synchronous orbit
first launch2024-05-02
latest launch2025-02-04
statusfully operational
websitevantor.com
resolutionm0.29
swathkm9
revisitup to 15 revisits per day
spectral bandsPanchromatic (450-800 nm), 8 multispectral bands, Coastal (400-500 nm) to Near Infrared (780-920 nm)
sats active (verified) counts objects currently tracked in CelesTrak's catalog for this constellation. It is a tracking count, not an operator claim about satellite health.
orbit
sats launchedtotal6
sats activeclaimed6
sats activeverified6
sats planned6
orbitmid-inclination orbit and sun-synchronous orbit
crawled events
- notable2026-11-02Vantor cuts satellite imagery delivery to Ukraine troops to seven minutes
- notable2026-09-17Vantor picks EnduroSat, CACI to build 24-satellite Pulse EO fleet
- notable2026-09-01Vantor wins Navy contract to support Indo-Pacific maritime awareness
- notable2026-07-20House Intelligence Committee advances bill limiting commercial EO imagery sharing
- notable2026-07-01Vantor unveils WorldView 3D high-resolution imagery product
timeline
- 20252025-02-04Maxar completes six-satellite WorldView Legion constellation with fifth and sixth launchesas of 2026-07-12
- 20242024-08-15Maxar launches third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites from Cape Canaveralas of 2026-07-12
- 2024-05-02Maxar launches first two WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenbergas of 2026-07-12
- 20172017DigitalGlobe announces WorldView Legion constellation programas of 2026-07-12
sources
[1] vantor.com ↗
operatorfirst-party2026-07-05sensor typesfirst-party2026-07-05sats launched (total)first-party2026-07-06sats active (claimed)first-party2026-07-05sats plannedfirst-party2026-07-05orbitfirst-party2026-07-05first launchfirst-party2026-07-05latest launchfirst-party2026-07-05statusfirst-party2026-07-05websitefirst-party2026-07-05
[3] en.wikipedia.org ↗
countrywikipedia2026-07-05
[4] celestrak.org ↗
sats active (verified)computed2026-11-06
faq
Who operates WorldView Legion?
WorldView Legion is operated by Vantor. as of 2026-07-05
How many WorldView Legion satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 6 objects for WorldView Legion. as of 2026-11-06
When did WorldView Legion first launch?
WorldView Legion first launched on 2024-05-02. as of 2026-07-05