KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX is preparing to launch a pair of Maxar’s Worldview Legion imaging satellites on Tuesday evening.
What You Need To Know
- The Falcon 9 rocket will leave with two WorldView Legion satellites from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center
- Get ready for some sonic booms as the first-stage booster is expected to land on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
SpaceX stated that its famed Falcon 9 rocket will leave with the fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
The launch was originally scheduled for Monday evening, but SpaceX said just before 3 p.m. Monday that it is now targeting no earlier than 6:07 p.m. Tuesday for the launch.
Going into the black
This will be the fourth flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster, B1086. With only three missions under its wide belt, it is no stranger to launching satellites.
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Sonic booms are expected to be heard as the first-stage booster lands on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
About the mission
Based in Colorado, the Maxar company has seen a number of its Worldview Legion satellites go into orbit.
This launch will see its latest ones, satellites five and six.
These satellites grant high-resolution images designed to help with precision mapping, site monitoring and geospatial analytics, among other things.
“Once all six WorldView Legion satellites are fully operational, the Maxar constellation will be able to 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. These capabilities will deliver more very high-resolution capacity to support critical use cases such as site monitoring, emergency response, maritime surveillance and civil government use cases,” explained Maxar.
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