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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a pair of Maxar Intelligence imaging satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n

The two Earth-imaging satellites, which lifted off at 9:00 a.m., continue to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar. SpaceX confirmed the deployment of one of the satellites roughly 50 minutes after launch.<\/p>\n

The launch\u2014SpaceX\u2019s 79th of 2024\u2014is the second of three launches needed to deliver the company\u2019s constellation of six WorldView Legion high-resolution imaging satellites. A Falcon 9 launched the first two on May 2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The first images from those satellites were released last month, providing coverage of the most populated regions.<\/p>\n

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Liftoff of @Maxar<\/a> 2! pic.twitter.com\/FYnti1LmH7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhen all six WorldView Legion satellites are launched, it will triple Maxar Intelligence\u2019s capacity to collect 30-centimeter-class [12 inches] and multispectral imagery,\u201d Maxar representatives wrote in a description of the network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe full Maxar constellation of 10 electro-optical satellites will image the most rapidly changing areas on Earth as frequently as every 20 to 30 minutes, from sunup to sundown,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

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Deployment of @Maxar<\/a>\u2019s third WorldView Legion satellite confirmed pic.twitter.com\/LLx9egqf1z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The WorldView Legion constellation will eventually consist of electro-optical imaging satellites with a resolution of 30 centimeters, used to collect imagery and map the planet. Maxar Intelligence is the U.S. government\u2019s primary provider of commercial electro-optical imagery. In 2022, the company won a $3.2 billion contract from the National Reconnaissance Office to supply imagery and mapping services over a decade.<\/p>\n

Recently, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California\u2019s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday night, Aug. 11, sending two satellites into orbit that will provide broadband coverage in the Arctic region.<\/p>\n

The two spacecraft of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) \u201care designed to expand broadband coverage to the Arctic region for the U.S. Space Force and Space Norway,\u201d according to aerospace giant Northrop Grumman, which built the mission\u2019s two satellites.<\/p>\n

The ASBM satellites \u2014 which will operate in a highly elliptical orbit to reach their coverage area \u2014 carry multiple instruments, \u201cincluding military payloads for the U.S. and Norwegian Armed Forces, as well as a commercial payload for Viasat, and a radiation monitor for the European Commission,\u201d Northrop Grumman wrote in its mission description.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n