On August 15, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched two Maxar Intelligence imaging satellites, known as Maxar-2, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

This launch, SpaceX’s 79th of 2024, is the second of three missions to deploy Maxar’s WorldView Legion constellation of six high-resolution imaging satellites.

The Falcon 9’s first stage booster successfully returned to Cape Canaveral, and both satellites were confirmed to be deployed about an hour and 50 minutes after liftoff.

These are the third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites, designed to observe regions between 45-degrees north and south latitude, offering frequent revisits and high-resolution imagery, Space News has reported.

Maxar Intelligence, a key provider of commercial imagery to the U.S. government, secured a $3.2 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office in 2022.

Written by B.C. Begley