Maxar Imagery May Have Been Used in Terror Attack

[sanman]

There is circumstantial evidence to suggest that satellite imagery data produced by Maxar Technologies may have been used in the commission of a terrorist massacre of 26 people at the town of Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir on April 22.





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pahalgam_attack


https://theprint.in/defence/pahalgam-satellite-image-us-space-tech-firm-maxar-technologies/2620666/


https://www.deccanherald.com/india/months-before-terror-attack-demand-for-pahalgam-satellite-images-at-us-firm-went-up-a-notch-3534365


https://www.news18.com/india/pahagalm-terror-attack-us-firm-saw-demand-surge-for-satellite-images-ws-bdl-9330815.html


https://www.oneindia.com/videos/us-firm-leaked-satellite-data-to-pak-firm-pahalgam-terror-attack-011-4243154.html

[Robotbeat]

Well yeah, and probably Androids or iPhones and maybe Google Maps, too.

[edzieba]

Well yeah, and probably Androids or iPhones and maybe Google Maps, too.

There is a difference between using existing imagery (e.g. Google/Apple/Bing maps, etc) of a location taken at an unknown time - and generally rather sketchy uniformity and georeferencing - and issuing new tasking orders for fresh imagery of a specific location.  The question would be - if the reporting is indeed correct - whether this was a KYC failure on the part of Maxar, or whether Maxar's client was the one that provided (or leaked) imagery onwards.