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WorldView-1

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WorldView-1 is a panchromatic-only commercial Earth observation satellite launched on 18 September 2007. ^[1] Operated by Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence, rebranded October 2025), ^[2] it was one of the first commercial satellites to offer sub-half-metre imagery at scale. The satellite carries a single panchromatic sensor with a 17.9 km swath. ^[3]

The satellite's orbit was lowered and its local time of descending node shifted in June 2016 after an 18-month transition. Current orbital parameters per WMO OSCAR (February 2026) are a Sun-synchronous orbit at 499 km altitude, 97.87 degree inclination, and 13:30 LTDN. ^[3] Earlier sources including eoPortal and ESA EO Gateway record the pre-2016 values of 496 km and 10:30 LTDN and are stale for current characterisation. ^[1] ^[4] At its current altitude, the satellite achieves a revisit interval of approximately 1.7 days. ^[3] The satellite was in an extended operational phase as of February 2026; no decommission date had been announced, though Vantor's WorldView Legion constellation is expected to succeed the earlier WorldView and GeoEye missions. ^[5] The archive extends approximately 18 years. ^[5]

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current status	Extended operations
operator	Vantor
launch vehicle	Delta II
Launched	2007-09-18
orbit type	Sun-synchronous, 499 km, 97.87 deg inclination, 13:30 LTDN (since June 2016)
swath km	17.9
revisit days	1.7
tasking supported	Yes
archive depth years	18
Last updated	2026-05-24
claim status	Unclaimed

Supply chain position

operated by Vantor

launched on Delta II

Sources

[1]WorldView-1, eoPortal Directorycommunity2026-05-24
[2]WorldView-1, Wikipediacommunity2026-05-24
[3]WorldView-1, WMO OSCAR satellite recordcommunity2026-05-24
[4]WorldView-1, ESA EO Gateway mission recordcommunity2026-05-24
[5]Vantor (company), Wikipediacommunity2026-05-24

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WorldView-1. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-24. https://eo-atlas.org/missions/worldview-1 (CC BY 4.0)

BibTeX

@misc{eoatlas:missions:worldview-1,
  title = {WorldView-1},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-24. CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/worldview-1}
}