Vantor's satellite constellation page lists WorldView Legion, WorldView-3, WorldView-2, GeoEye-1 and WorldView-1 as part of its imaging satellite fleet. Vantor describes its constellation of 10 imaging satellites as able to revisit the same location on Earth 15 times per day, with downlink speeds as fast as 15 minutes after collection.
imaging modes
Panchromatic (WorldView-3)resolution0.31 mswath13.1 km
Multispectral (WorldView-3)resolution1.24 mswath13.1 km
SWIR (WorldView-3)resolution3.7 mswathnot stated
CAVIS atmospheric correction (WorldView-3)resolution30 mswathnot stated
facts
operatorVantor
countryUnited States
sensor typesoptical
sats launchedtotalunknown
sats activeclaimed4
sats activeverified4
sats plannedunknown
orbitunknown
first launch2007-09-18
latest launch2016-11-11
statusactive
websitevantor.com
resolutionm0.31
swathkm13.1
revisitWorldView-3: under one day for any location at 1 m resolution or better; about 4.5 days at 20 degrees off-nadir or less
spectral bandsPanchromatic 450-800 nm, VNIR multispectral (8 bands, 400-1040 nm range), SWIR (8 bands, 1195-2365 nm range), CAVIS (12 bands, 405-2245 nm range)
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 launchedtotalunknown
sats activeclaimed4
sats activeverified4
sats plannedunknown
orbitunknown
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
- 20252025-02-04Vantor completes six-satellite WorldView Legion constellation with final launchas of 2026-07-12
- 20242024-05-02Maxar launches first two WorldView Legion satellitesas of 2026-07-12
- 20192019-01WorldView-4 loses pointing control after gyroscope failureas of 2026-07-12
- 20162016-11-11DigitalGlobe launches WorldView-4 sub-half-meter imaging satelliteas of 2026-07-12
- 20072007-09-18DigitalGlobe launches WorldView-1, first satellite in the WorldView constellationas of 2026-07-12
sources
[4] earth.esa.int ↗
sensor typesfirst-party2026-07-05statusfirst-party2026-07-12
[5] spacenews.com ↗
sats active (claimed)prov2026-07-09
[6] celestrak.org ↗
sats active (verified)computed2026-11-06
faq
Who operates WorldView (Maxar legacy)?
WorldView (Maxar legacy) is operated by Vantor. as of 2026-07-05
How many WorldView (Maxar legacy) satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 4 objects for WorldView (Maxar legacy). as of 2026-11-06
When did WorldView (Maxar legacy) first launch?
WorldView (Maxar legacy) first launched on 2007-09-18. as of 2026-07-05