Maxar eyes military customers for satellite images of objects in space

WASHINGTON — Maxar, an Earth imaging company, is looking to build a new business imaging objects in space. The company predicts a burgeoning market for high-resolution images of objects in orbit amid growing congestion and security concerns, said Tony Frazier, Maxar's executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence. The company last year announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved a modification to the company's remote-sensing license so it can use its Earth imaging satellites to take pictures of objects in space and sell them commercially. The license applies to Maxar's four current satellites and…