WorldView Legion, constellation, Maxar Technologies Inc., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Maxar 1 mission, the first two of six planned WorldView Legion satellites, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 2 May 2024, at 18:36 UTC (11:36 PDT). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported 19 missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3, Korea 425 and 9 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Maxar 2 mission, the third and fourth of six planned WorldView Legion satellites, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 15 August 2024, at 13:00 UTC (09:00 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported 15 missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER 5 & 6, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat-6A and 8 Starlink missions.

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