"Maxar Set to Launch WorldView Legion Satellites This Spring"
Maxar Technologies is preparing to launch the first two satellites of its WorldView Legion Earth-imaging constellation, with liftoff expected as soon as April aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The program, which has faced delays since its development in 2017, aims to triple Maxar Intelligence’s capacity to collect 30 cm-class and multispectral imagery. The satellites, crucial for augmenting Maxar's existing fleet, are equipped with optical sensors capable of capturing precise images of small objects on Earth's surface, and are part of a $3.2 billion contract to provide imagery to the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office over 10 years.