Overview
- Vantor said it will add two 20‑centimeter “Vantage” satellites in 2029 and begin launching up to two dozen “Pulse” smallsats in 2027 to reach revisits as often as every 15 minutes.
- The Vantage satellites are planned for sun‑synchronous orbit for very high detail, while the Pulse smallsats would fly in mid‑inclination orbits to deliver 40‑centimeter imagery.
- Design work is advanced, the 20‑centimeter imaging instrument has been procured, and the company declined to identify suppliers.
- This is Vantor’s first major expansion since WorldView Legion, which added six satellites between 2024 and early 2025 and lifted revisit rates to as many as 15 passes per day in key areas.
- Vantor says customers, especially governments, want to own rapid, precise collection to track fast changes on battlefields and during disasters.