The next evolution of Maxar’s industry-leading constellation, WorldView Legion is a fleet of high-performance satellites that will dramatically expand our ability to revisit the most rapidly changing areas on Earth to better inform critical, time-sensitive decisions.

Feb 4, 2025 · Westminster, Colo. – Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, today confirmed that its fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites are performing well after being launched into mid-inclination orbit from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket earlier today.

WorldView Legion is an Earth observation satellite constellation currently under development by Maxar. Launch services have been contracted to SpaceX . The first two satellites were launched on May 2nd, 2024.

Feb 5, 2025 · WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two Earth observation satellites for Maxar Intelligence Feb. 4, completing the deployment of the company’s next-generation WorldView Legion ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Maxar will also be applying its proprietary high-definition (HD) processing technique to WorldView Legion’s 30 cm-class imagery, resulting in more 15 cm HD imagery as a result. This imagery is available through Maxar Geospatial Platform (MGP) Pro as individual images or through our Vivid Advanced basemap , which provides a seamless view of Earth.

Sep 11, 2024 · WorldView Legion of commercial company Maxar Space Systems is a satellite constellation of electro-optical satellites that aims to address the growing demand for high resolution and frequency monitoring and mapping of the Earth’s surface. The first two satellites of the constellation were launched together in May 2024.

Nov 18, 2024 · WorldView Legion will bring Maxar’s daily imaging capacity up to more than six million sq km per day, allowing us to provide customers more insights to solve critical business and mission needs. We’ll use the new 30 cm-class resolution imagery and our proprietary HD technology to produce more 15 cm HD imagery , enabling enhanced visual ...

WorldView Legion includes the first Maxar satellites to be flown in the AWS cloud—a transformation for satellite operations. Create accurate, high-resolution pictures of ground conditions. Equipped with high-performing sensors, developed with longtime partner Raytheon, that will capture 30 cm class resolution for record clarity and a view of ...

Aug 18, 2021 · WorldView Legion is the next generation of high-resolution Earth observation satellites. Resources Explore our capabilities to help you monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet

The WorldView Legion satellites dramatically expand our ability to revisit the most rapidly changing areas on Earth to better inform critical, time-sensitive decisions. Resources Explore our capabilities to help you monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet

Feb 4, 2025 · The two WorldView Legion satellites were manufactured by Maxar Space Systems, another division of Maxar Technologies. The company announced their arrive in Florida in early January to begin final ...

Apr 11, 2024 · This new telescope will enable Maxar to further expand the capabilities of its industry-leading constellation. When all six WorldView Legion satellites are operational on orbit, Maxar will be able to collect more than 6 million sq km of imagery per day and revisit the most populated areas of the globe up to 15 times per day.

Feb 4, 2025 · Launch of the two WorldView Legion satellites occurred at 6:13 p.m. ET today (Feb. 4). SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp ...

6 days ago · Geospatial insights provider Maxar Intelligence launched its fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday. The launch brings the total number of in-orbit Maxar satellites capable of capturing 30 cm-class imagery to seven, the Westminster, Coloirado-based company said ...

Apr 28, 2024 · “WorldView Legion and the Maxar 500 series platform is the culmination of decades of experience in building satellites for customer missions,” said Chris Johnson, Maxar Space Systems CEO, in a ...

6 days ago · SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch Maxar’s WorldView Legion 5 and 6 on Monday 3:32 to 4:33 PM PST from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar.

In addition to the more than one billion sq km of high-resolution optical imagery we collect each year, the Maxar constellation offers tremendous tasking capacity for customers. Flexible tasking options allow customers to select the imagery they need and how they need it—online, offline, via mobile device or directly into GIS.

Feb 5, 2025 · The fifth and sixth satellites in Maxar’s WorldView Legion constellation are performing well after a Wednesday evening launch. SpaceX launched the satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:13 p.m. ET on Feb. 5. According to Maxar, once all six WorldView Legion satellites are fully operational, the constellation ...

May 2, 2024 · The Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:36 a.m. Pacific carrying Maxar-1 — the company’s first two WorldView Legion high-resolution Earth observation satellites, each carrying powerful cameras capable ...

Apr 24, 2023 · After years of delays, Maxar Technologies is preparing for the first launch this summer of its next-generation imaging satellites WorldView Legion.