# WorldView-1
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: vantor
- **actual launch**: "2007-09-18T00:00:00.000Z"
- **current status**: extended
- **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**: 1
- **archive depth years**: 18
- **last verified date**: 2026-05-24
- **verified by**: community
- **claim status**: unclaimed

## Editorial
WorldView-1 is a panchromatic-only commercial Earth observation satellite launched on 18 September 2007. [^eoportal-wv1] Operated by Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence, rebranded October 2025), [^wiki-vantor] 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. [^wmo-oscar-wv1]

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. [^wmo-oscar-wv1] 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. [^eoportal-wv1] [^esa-eog-wv1] At its current altitude, the satellite achieves a revisit interval of approximately 1.7 days. [^wmo-oscar-wv1] 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. [^wiki-wv1] The archive extends approximately 18 years. [^wiki-wv1]

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/missions/worldview-1
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