# 1. Satellite operators There are a number of commercial providers of VHR imagery. Below is a non-exhaustive list of missions currently orbiting and collecting data, together with the maximum spatial resolution they can collect: * Maxar ​ * WorldView-2 (50 cm)​ * GeoEye-2 (46cm​) * WorldView-3 (31 cm)​ * Airbus​ * Pléiades 1 (50 cm)​ * Pléiades Neo (30cm – just launched)​ * Satrec (Korea)​ * Komsat (50cm)​ * Planet ​ * Skysat (50 cm) Whilst the polar regions are not as well served by commercial providers as the rest of the world, there is now a large archive of imagery collected by [MAXAR's satellites](https://www.maxar.com/constellation) which can be exploited. MAXAR imagery is therefore often the go-to choice for Antarctica. ![MAXAR VHR imagery satellite constellation © 2022 Maxar Technologies](/files/GOVFIGZJSA6yGPO2eX0q) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guides.geospatial.bas.ac.uk/10-things-to-know-about-vhr-satellite-data/1.-satellite-operators.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.