WorldView Legion is Maxar's six-satellite very-high-resolution Earth-observation constellation, delivering 30 cm-class commercial imagery with revisit rates up to 15 times per day.
WorldView Legion
WorldView Legion is Maxar's six-satellite very-high-resolution Earth-observation constellation, delivering 30 cm-class commercial imagery with revisit rates up to 15 times per day.
Description
WorldView Legion is Maxar Space Systems' flagship next-generation Earth-observation satellite constellation, built on the company's Maxar 500 series spacecraft bus. Each satellite carries a very-high-resolution optical imaging payload capturing panchromatic imagery at approximately 0.29-0.34 m nadir resolution (pan-sharpened to as fine as 15 cm) and multispectral imagery across 8 spectral bands. Satellites mass approximately 750 kg each, have a 10-year design life, and operate in low-Earth, mid-inclination orbits at roughly 450 km altitude, enabling revisit rates as frequent as every 20-30 minutes over high-demand areas, up to 15 times per day. The constellation targets defense and intelligence agencies, government mapping programs, and commercial markets such as infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, insurance, and disaster response. Flight heritage: the full six-satellite constellation is on orbit, launched in three pairs via SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets between May 2024 and February 2025. Once fully operational, the constellation can collect more than 6 million sq km of Earth imagery per day, including up to 3.6 million sq km of 30 cm-class imagery.
Specifications
| Spacecraft bus | Maxar 500 series |
|---|---|
| Mass | ~750 kg per satellite |
| Design life | 10 years |
| Panchromatic resolution | ~0.29-0.34 m nadir (pan-sharpened to ~15 cm) |
| Multispectral resolution | ~0.48-1.36 m nadir |
| Spectral bands | 8 multispectral bands plus 1 panchromatic band |
| Orbit | Low-Earth, mid-inclination orbit at ~450 km altitude |
| Revisit rate | Up to 15x per day; as frequent as every 20-30 minutes over high-demand areas |
| Constellation size | 6 satellites (all operational) |
| Daily collection capacity | >6 million sq km/day total |
| Launch history | WV Legion 1-6 launched in three pairs via SpaceX Falcon 9, May 2024 through February 2025 |