FIRST TWO WORLDVIEW LEGION SPACECRAFT PERFORMING WELL AFTER LAUNCH05/02/2024Maxar Intelligence, provider of secure, precise geospatial intelligence, today confirmed the first two WorldView Legion satellites are performing well after being launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket earlier today from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.Shortly after launch, the satellites deployed their solar arrays and began receiving and sending signals. These satellites will undergo commissioning, and Maxar Intelligence expects first images from the spacecraft later this spring.[...]
Worldview Legion 1 and 2 cataloged in 516 x 521 km x 97.6 deg, 10:15 LDTN sun-synchronous orbit after launch from Vandenberg on a Falcon 9Orbit path consistent with deorbit of stage 2 in the preannounced NOTAM area S of Alaska at about 2016 UTC at end of first orbit.
The high-resolution, 30 cm-class images were collected on July 16, 2024, by one of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites on orbit and demonstrate the exceptional capabilities of this state-of-the-art technology. They include detailed images of key urban areas, transportation routes and logistics hubs in San Francisco and Sacramento, California, underscoring the value of high-resolution satellite imagery for precision mapping, site monitoring, geospatial analytics and other important use cases.
Maxar continues to progress through the commissioning and calibration process for the first two WorldView Legion satellites and expects both satellites to be supporting customer missions soon.
