Vantor (Maxar Intelligence): the Incumbent
Where does the former Maxar imagery business stand in 2026, and how is it adapting to cheaper competitors and US budget pressure?
Chapter summary
Maxar was taken private by Advent International in 2023 and split: the imagery and intelligence business became Vantor, and the satellite manufacturer became Lanteris (reported to be sold to Intuitive Machines).
Key takeaways
- 1
Vantor operates the best commercial optical resolution in the West, about 30 cm, from WorldView satellites and six WorldView Legion satellites (nine in orbit on Setcoin's count), and holds the largest share of the NRO's EOCL programme.
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Revenue was about $487 million in 2025 on an unaudited reported figure.
- 3
Its strategy is to move from selling images to selling analytics and platforms: NGA Luno task orders for change detection and space-object tracking, and a roughly $70 million follow-on for NGA's commercial GEOINT platform.
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