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WorldView Legion

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It has been suggested that this article be merged into Maxar Technologies. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2024.

WorldView Legion
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Earth Observation
Operator	Maxar Technologies
Mission duration	10 years (planned)


Manufacturer	Maxar Technologies
Launch mass	1700 kg


Start of mission
Launch date	May 2024
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site	Vandenberg, SLC-4E Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit

WorldView Legion is an Earth observation satellite constellation currently under development and launch by Maxar. The first two satellites were launched on May 2nd, 2024. WorldView Legion is owned and operated by Maxar Technologies.^[1]

List of satellites[edit]

Name	NORAD ID	Int'l Code	Launch Date	Launch Vehicle	Launch Site	Orbital apsis	Inclination	Period (min)	Status
WorldView Legion 1	59625	2024-081A	2 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	Vandenberg, SLC-4E	522 - 515	97.58	95	Operational
WorldView Legion 2	59626	2024-081B	2 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	Vandenberg, SLC-4E	521 - 514	97.58	94.98	Operational
WorldView Legion 3			15 July 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40				Planned
WorldView Legion 4			15 July 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40				Planned
WorldView Legion 5			2024 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 6			2024 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 7			TBA	Falcon 9 Block 5					Option
WorldView Legion 8			TBA	Falcon 9 Block 5					Option

References[edit]

^ WorldView Legion 1, ..., 6 Gunter's Space Page, Accessed 25 August 2023.

v t e ← 2023 Orbital launches in 2024 2025 →
January	XPoSat Starlink G7-9 (21 satellites) Ovzon-3 Starlink G6-35 (23 satellites) Peregrine Mission One (Iris, Colmena × 5) Einstein Probe IGS-Optical 8 Starlink G7-10 (22 satellites) Starlink G6-37 (23 satellites) Tianzhou 7 Axiom Mission 3 Soraya Starlink G7-11 (22 satellites) Starlink G6-38 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-12 (22 satellites) Cygnus NG-20 Lemur-2 / Skylark × 4
February	PACE Kosmos 2575 / Razbeg №2 Starlink G7-13 (22 satellites) SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 0 × 4 Progress MS-26 IM-1 (EagleCam) Starlink G7-14 (22 satellites) INSAT-3DS ADRAS-J Starlink G7-15 (22 satellites) TJS-11 Starlink G6-39 (24 satellites) Meteor-M No.2-4 Starlink G6-40 (23 satellites)
March	SpaceX Crew-8 AEROS MH-1 Starlink G6-41 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-43 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-17 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-44 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-16 (20 satellites), USA-350 / Starshield, USA-351 / Starshield Queqiao-2, Tiandu-1, Tiandu-2 Yunhai-2 02 (6 satellites) USA-352 / RASR-5 SpaceX CRS-30 Starlink G6-42 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-46 (23 satellites) Yunhai-3 02 Eutelsat 36D Starlink G6-45 (23 satellites) Resurs-P №4
April	Starlink G7-18 (22 satellites) Yaogan 42-01 Starlink G6-47 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-1 (21 satellites) Acadia-4, Hawk × 6, TSAT-1A USA-353 / Orion 12 Starlink G6-48 (23 satellites) WSF-M 1 Starlink G6-49 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-51 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-52 (23 satellites) Yaogan 42-02 Starlink G6-53 (23 satellites) Shenzhou 18 Galileo FOC FM25, Galileo FOC FM26 Starlink G6-54 (23 satellites)
May	WorldView Legion 1, WorldView Legion 2 Starlink G6-55 (23 satellites) Chang'e 6 / ICUBE-Q Starlink G6-57 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-56 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-2 (20 satellites) Shiyan 23 Starlink G6-58 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-7 (20 satellites) Kosmos 2576 Starlink G6-59 (23 satellites) Beijing-3C (4 satellites) NROL-146 (21 satellites) Starlink G6-62 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-63 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-60 (23 satellites) EarthCARE Progress MS-27 Paksat-MM1R
June	Starlink G6-64 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-5 (20 satellites) Starlink G10-1 (22 satellites) Starlink G8-8 (20 satellites) Starlink G9-1 (20 satellites) Astra 1P SVOM Starlink G10-2 (22 satellites) Starlink G9-2 (20 satellites) GOES-U Starlink G10-3 (23 satellites) USA-375 (20 satellites) ChinaSat 3A
July	ALOS-4 Starlink G8-9 (20 satellites) Türksat 6A
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

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