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WorldView Legion 4

Commercial Earth observation satellite. WorldView Legion 4 was launched on August 15, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-146BNORAD 60453United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
WorldView Legion 4
Payload designation
Legion 4
International designator
2024-146B
NORAD catalog number
60453
GCAT identifier
S60453
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1227

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
August 15, 2024 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record
2024-146Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
699 km
Apogee
704 km
Inclination
45.04°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Aug 15, 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 Q132717626 (CC0).