
Falcon 9 Launched Successfully by SpaceX Grows Maxar’s WorldView Legion Satellite Fleet
- NewsScience
- February 5, 2025
February 4, 2025, Cape Canaveral, Florida SpaceX advanced the deployment of its high-resolution WorldView Legion network by successfully launching a Falcon 9 rocket with two Earth observation satellites for Maxar Intelligence.
An important milestone in Maxar’s mission to improve global geospatial intelligence was reached when the rocket, which took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:13 p.m. Eastern, soared through a thick fog that covered the launch site.
Earth Observation Enters a New Age
Maxar Intelligence is getting closer to completing the operationalization of its next-generation satellite network with this most recent deployment. With its cutting-edge technology, the WorldView Legion constellation aims to transform Earth imaging by offering regular, high-resolution observations for use in commercial, scientific, and governmental settings.
Maxar greatly improves its imaging capabilities by using a dual-orbit method, which places satellites in sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits. Up to 15 passes over strategic regions each day are made possible by this design, increasing the company’s capacity to gather incredibly precise imagery.
Innovative Imaging Technologies
The recently deployed satellites have a resolution of 30 centimeters, which is sharp enough to detect things from orbit that are about the size of a car hood. Applications like defense and security, which track military operations and global hotspots, disaster response, which provides real-time imagery for emergency management, urban planning, which helps governments develop infrastructure, and environmental monitoring, which tracks deforestation, climate change, and conservation efforts, depend on this accuracy.
Sustained Achievement with SpaceX
The third successful launch of WorldView Legion comes after two Falcon 9 deployments in May and August of 2024. With its expanding fleet of satellites, Maxar will be able to provide previously unheard-of levels of detail and revisit rates, solidifying its position as a pioneer in Earth observation technology.
The future of global geospatial information appears more promising than ever because to SpaceX’s track record of dependability and Maxar’s innovative technology.