US Homeland Security knew in 2020 Pakistani firm illegally sold satellite images to Pak govt

Why Maxar Technologies, US firm, is under scanner for Pahalgam satellite images controversy

Maxar Technologies is an American satellite and space firm based in Colorado. The firm’s website describes it as a ‘leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights’. A report has alleged that someone placed a request for at least a dozen high-resolution images of Pahalgam months after Pakistani geospatial company Business System International Pvt Ltd (BSI) became a partner of the firm

US Homeland Security knew in 2020 Pakistani firm illegally sold satellite images to Pak govt

Pahalgam satellite image orders spiked at Colorado-based Maxar Technologies just two months before the terrorist attack. Even after the 2020 complaint, BSI moved from being Maxar's customer to partner in 2023.