# WorldView Legion Imager
*sensor . products*

Nine-band (1 panchromatic + 8 multispectral) pushbroom imager carried on each of the six WorldView Legion satellites, operated by Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence). Developed by Maxar Space Systems (now Lanteris Space Systems) with sensor collaboration from Raytheon. Native GSD 0.29 m panchromatic and 0.48 m multispectral at nadir from a 450 km mid-inclination orbit. 9 km swath at nadir. Spectral coverage 400-920 nm across 8 VNIR multispectral bands plus panchromatic 450-800 nm. The constellation of six satellites enables up to 15 revisits per day above a 15-degree sun angle, representing a 30x improvement in collection capacity over prior single-satellite WorldView missions. Designated the Spaceview-NG (Next Generation Spaceview) imager in WMO OSCAR records. No published cross-calibration standard between individual constellation units.

## Specifications
- **product status**: operational
- **manufacturer**: vantor
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":400,"max":920},"spectral_band_count":9,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48},"swath_km":9,"channels":[{"name":"Panchromatic","spectral_range_nm":{"min":450,"max":800},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.29}},{"name":"Coastal","spectral_range_nm":{"min":400,"max":500},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Blue","spectral_range_nm":{"min":450,"max":510},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Green","spectral_range_nm":{"min":510,"max":580},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Yellow","spectral_range_nm":{"min":585,"max":625},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Red","spectral_range_nm":{"min":630,"max":690},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Red Edge 1","spectral_range_nm":{"min":695,"max":715},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Red Edge 2","spectral_range_nm":{"min":730,"max":750},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}},{"name":"Near-IR","spectral_range_nm":{"min":780,"max":920},"spectral_band_count":1,"gsd_m":{"native":0.48}}]}
- **last verified date**: "2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z"
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **deployment context**: orbital

## Compositional position
- worldview-legion (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> WorldView Legion Imager
- minerals (topics) --[topic_capabilities]--> WorldView Legion Imager

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/worldview-legion-imager
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