WorldView Legion

Earth observation satellite system

This article is about the forthcoming 2nd generation WorldView Legion satellites. For the 1st generation satellites, see WorldView.

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WorldView Legion
Spacecraft properties

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

Manufacturer	Maxar Technologies
Launch mass	1,700 kg (3,700 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	WorldView Legion 1 & 2: 2 May 2024 WorldView Legion 3 & 4: 15 August 2024 WorldView Legion 5 & 6: 4 February 2025 WorldView Legion 7 & 8: 2026 (Planned)
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site	Vandenberg, SLC‑4E Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 Kennedy, LC-39A
Contractor	SpaceX

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit

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

List of satellites

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Name	SATCAT no.	COSPAR ID	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 (B1061.20)	Vandenberg, SLC-4E	522 - 515	97.58	95	Operational
WorldView Legion 2	59626	2024-081B	2 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1061.20)	Vandenberg, SLC-4E	521 - 514	97.58	94.98	Operational
WorldView Legion 3	60452	2024-146A	15 August 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1076.16)	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40	44.996	Operational
WorldView Legion 4	60453	2024-146B	15 August 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1076.16)	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40	45.039	Operational
WorldView Legion 5	2025-025	4 February 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1086.4)	Kennedy, LC-39A	Operational
WorldView Legion 6	2025-025	4 February 2025 ^[2]	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1086.4)	Kennedy, LC-39A	Operational
WorldView Legion 7	2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral	Planned
WorldView Legion 8	2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral	Planned

References

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^ "WorldView-Legion 1, ..., 6". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/2025/february/rocket-launch-spacex-falcon-9-digitalglobe-3

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 ×ばつ 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 ×ばつ 4
February	PACE Kosmos 2575 / Razbeg No2 Starlink G7-13 (22 satellites) SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 0 ×ばつ 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 No4
April	Starlink G7-18 (22 satellites) Yaogan 42-01 Starlink G6-47 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-1 (21 satellites) Acadia-4, Hawk ×ばつ 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 / Nivelir-L N°4 Starlink G6-59 (23 satellites) Beijing-3C (4 satellites) USA-354,...,USA-374 / Starshield ×ばつ 21 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) Boe-CFT Starlink G10-1 (22 satellites) Starlink G8-8 (20 satellites) Starlink G9-1 (20 satellites) ASTRA 1P / SES-24 SVOM Starlink G10-2 (22 satellites) Starlink G9-2 (20 satellites) GOES-U Starlink G10-3 (23 satellites) USA-375,...,USA-395 / Starshield ×ばつ 21 ChinaSat 3A
July	ALOS-4 Starlink G8-9 (20 satellites) TechEdSat-11 Türksat 6A Nyx Bikini, ISTSat-1 Starlink G9-3 (23 satellites)† Gaofen 11-05 Starlink G10-9 (23 satellites) Starlink G10-4 (23 satellites) Starlink G9-4 (21 satellites) USA-396, USA-397, USA-398
August	Starlink G10-6 (23 satellites) Starlink G11-1 (23 satellites) Cygnus NG-21 (Wisseed Sat ) Qianfan Polar Group 01 (18 satellites) Starlink G8-3 (21 satellites) Acadia-3 ASBM-1, ASBM-2 Starlink G10-7 (23 satellites) Progress MS-28 WorldView Legion 3, WorldView Legion 4 EOS-08 Yaogan 43-01 (9 satellites) ION SCV-012, Acadia-5, EagleEye, Hawk ×ばつ 3, ICEYE ×ばつ 4, ÑuSat ×ばつ 3, Flock-4be ×ばつ 36, HYPSO-2, Lemur-2 ×ばつ 7, Lemu Nge, Nightjar, Phi-Sat-2, PTD-4, PTD-R, TORO Starlink G10-5 (22 satellites) ChinaSat 4A Starlink G8-6 (21 satellites) Starlink G8-10 (21 satellites) Starlink G9-5 (21 satellites)
September	Yaogan 43-02 (6 satellites) Sentinel-2C Starlink G8-11 (21 satellites) USA-400,...,USA-420 / Starshield ×ばつ 21 Polaris Dawn Soyuz MS-26 Starlink G9-6 (21 satellites) Kosmos 2577 / OO MKA No1, Kosmos 2578 / OO MKA No2 Galileo FOC FM26, Galileo FOC FM32 BeiDou-3 M27, BeiDou-3 M28 Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B (6 satellites) Starlink G9-17 (20 satellites) Tianyan-15 Jilin-1 SAR-01A Starlink G9-8 (20 satellites) IGS-Radar 8 Shijian 19 SpaceX Crew-9
October	Hera, Juventas, Milani Europa Clipper Starlink G10-10 (23 satellites) Starlink G9-7 (20 satellites) Qianfan Polar Group 02 (18 satellites) Gaofen 12-05 Starlink G8-19 (20 satellites) OneWeb L20 (20 satellites) Yaogan 43-03 (3 satellites) Starlink G6-61 (23 satellites) USA-421,...,USA-437 / Starshield ×ばつ 17 Starlink G10-8 (22 satellites) Shenzhou 19 Starlink G9-9 (20 satellites) Kosmos 2579 / Bars-M 6L
November	DSN-3 SpaceX CRS-31 (LignoSat ) PIESAT-2A 01, PIESAT-2B 01–03 Starlink G9-10 (20 satellites) Shiyan 26A, Shiyan 26B, Shiyan 26C, Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B-01, Jilin-1 Pingtai-02A-03, Tianyan-24 Koreasat 6A Starlink G6-69 (24 satellites) Haiyang-4A Starlink G9-11 (20 satellites) Starlink G6-68 (24 satellites) Tianzhou 8 Optus-X Starlink G9-12 (20 satellites) GSAT-20 Progress MS-29 Starlink G6-66 (24 satellites) Starlink G9-13 (20 satellites) Starlink G12-1 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-76 (24 satellites) Kondor-FKA No2 Starlink G6-65 (24 satellites) Starlink GN-01 (20 satellites), USA-438 / Starshield, USA-439 / Starshield
December	PROBA-3 Saman-1 LASARsat SPADEX
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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List of satellites

See also

References