Vantor Secures USSF Contract For Space-to-Space Imaging

A visual of Vantor’s non-Earth imaging capabilities, to include (clockwise from left): an image collected of NASA’s TRACERS-2 satellite; intelligence insights about the spacecraft’s orientation and velocity; and Vantor’s proprietary software to assess space-to-space imagery feasibilities and plan collections.

A visual of Vantor’s non-Earth imaging capabilities, to include (clockwise from left): an image collected of NASA’s Tracers-2 satellite; intelligence insights about the spacecraft’s orientation and velocity; and Vantor’s proprietary software to assess space-to-space imagery feasibilities and plan collections. 

Credit: Vantor
The U.S. Space Force has tapped Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—to help it track high-interest objects on orbit using non-Earth imaging (NEI), the company announced Oct. 22. Vantor will provide high-resolution imagery and analysis of space-based objects that are not visible to ground-sensor...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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