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WorldView Legion 1

Commercial Earth observation satellite. WorldView Legion 1 was launched on May 2, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-081ANORAD 59625United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
WorldView Legion 1
Payload designation
Legion 1
International designator
2024-081A
NORAD catalog number
59625
GCAT identifier
S59625
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1215

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
WV Legion
Owner
Maxar Intel
Country
United States
Builder
Maxar Space Infrastructure
Platform (bus)
Legion

Launch

Date
May 2, 2024 · 18:36 UTC
Launch record
2024-081Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
514 km
Apogee
520 km
Inclination
97.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 2, 2024

Size

Mass
700 kg
Dry mass
630 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q125818673 (CC0).