Summary Maxar 2 mission launching today with Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. A total of six WorldView Legion satellites will triple Maxar's capacity for imagery gathering. SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster to lift off for 16th time today before landing back at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX has given the green light for the Maxar 2 mission to launch today, carrying two WorldView Legion satellites into orbit. The Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will have a 60-minute window penciled in for 09:00 Eastern Time (ET). SpaceX to launch Maxar 2 mission today Maxar 2 is the second of three missions in partnership with space technology company Maxar Technologies.
The company is launching six state-of-the-art, $700 million WorldView Legion satellites to complement its existing constellation of four satellites and drastically enhance its satellite imaging capabilities. The Maxar 1 mission - also utilizing a Falcon 9 rocket - successfully launched the first two satellites in May from Vandenberg Space Force Base, while the Maxar 3 mission is scheduled to happen later this year. An example of the incredible image detail captured by one of the first two WorldView Legion satellites can be seen below.
According to Maxar, "The full Maxar constellation of 10 electro-optical satellites will image the most rapidly changing areas on Earth as frequently as every 20 to 30 minutes, from sunup to sundown." Once the six WorldView Legion satelli.