WASHINGTON / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, provides the US Space Force with high-resolution images of satellites and other objects in low Earth orbit. This new service closes surveillance gaps that previously could not be detected by ground-based sensors.
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Vantor, the commercial Earth observation company formerly known as Maxar Intelligence, has begun providing the U.S. Space Force with high-resolution images of satellites and other objects in low Earth orbit. This new service closes surveillance gaps that previously could not be detected by ground-based sensors. The contract with the Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) cell in Colorado allows Vantor to provide tracking data and images of satellites and other orbital objects passing through “blind spots” in space.
The details of the contract or its financial value were not disclosed. Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business, also known as non-Earth imagery, is only three years old. It began following a license change by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in December 2022 that allowed Vantor to point its high-resolution satellites away from Earth and capture images of other spacecraft in orbit.
Susanne Hake, senior vice president and general manager of Vantor’s U.S. government business, said the ability to capture high-resolution space-to-space imagery puts Vantor in a strong position to help the Space Force secure U.S. assets. The images provide critical information beyond simple pixels, including the orientation of spacecraft, velocity data relative to Earth, Vantor’s satellites and the Sun, and confirmation of deployments that cannot be verified by telemetry alone.
Vantor’s satellites can capture images of other spacecraft at a resolution of less than 10 centimeters from distances of several hundred kilometers. The Space Force contract focuses on continuous tracking and position updates for satellites of interest. This data is particularly valuable when orbital objects could change their trajectory, posing collision risks to U.S. military and government spacecraft or indicating potentially threatening behavior.
Hake emphasized that Vantor’s space observation capability does not require dedicated satellite time separate from its core Earth observation business. Non-Terrestrial imaging is performed during flyovers over oceans and polar regions, areas in which most Earth observation customers have little interest. While Vantor’s work with the Space Force underscores the military demand for space surveillance, commercial customers are also finding value in off-Ground imaging. Satellite operators use these images, for example, to check the use of spacecraft after launch.
Vantor has a separate contract with NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce to provide non-Ground-based imagery in support of space traffic management initiatives. This application addresses a coordination challenge when newly launched satellites have limited or inaccurate positioning data. During this critical window, the risk of collision increases and coordination becomes difficult for satellite operators, launch providers and space traffic managers seeking to maintain safe orbital operations.
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