WASHINGTON — Maxar Intelligence, a provider of geospatial intelligence and Earth observation services, released the first images from its WorldView Legion satellites on July 18. The inaugural pair of these advanced Earth observation satellites was Released on May 2nd from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
WorldView Legion is Maxar’s latest constellation of high-resolution Earth imaging satellites, designed to increase the company’s imaging capacity and revisit rates. These satellites are capable of collecting 30cm imagery, providing detailed views of the Earth’s surface for a wide range of applications, from defense and intelligence to urban planning and disaster response.
Maxar said the commissioning and calibration process for the first two WorldView Legion satellites is still underway.
“Soon, our WorldView Legion satellites will collect massive amounts of imagery, expanding our high-resolution image collection capabilities and improving the revisit rate of our industry-leading constellation,” said Dan Smoot, CEO of Maxar Intelligence.
The two satellites currently in orbit are part of a planned constellation of six WorldView Legion satellites. The company aims to have all six satellites launched and operational by the end of 2024.
Maxar Intelligence, formed as part of a reorganization of Maxar Technologies, is the U.S. government’s leading provider of commercial electro-optical imagery. In 2022, Maxar was awarded a $3.2 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and mapping services for the next decade.
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