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A WorldView Legion satellite, launched in early May from Vandenberg Space Force Base, captures an image of a bulk carrier ship in Sacramento. Credit: Maxar Intelligence courtesy photo.

The WorldView Legion launch comes more than two years after the company had hoped to put the first of the satellites into orbit. The satellite’s manufacturing slowed during the early phases of ...

The satellite buses, or frames, were the first two completed at the Maxar manufacturing locations in Palo Alto and San Jose. Launch of the WorldView Legion satellites will occur about two years ...

Approximately 47 minutes after liftoff, the first WorldView Legion satellite was to be deployed. The second satellite was to be deployed about an hour and 50 minutes into the flight.

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.

WorldView's Legion 3 and 4 satellites were carried into space on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 in what was the Falcon's 16th launch. Liftoff of @Maxar 2! pic.twitter.com ...

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.

The WorldView Legion constellation will eventually consist of electro-optical imaging satellites with a resolution of 30 centimeters, used to collect imagery and map the planet.

During the first days of December 2024, the first image data from the new optical very high resolution satellite constellation “Worldview Legion” have been downlinked to the EOC in Oberpfaffenhofen.

We designed a new, custom dispenser for launching the WorldView Legion satellites. It secures the satellites to the launch vehicle, protects them during launch, and helps deploy them into orbit.

SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the WorldView Legion 3 and 4 ...