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WorldView Legion 6

Commercial Earth observation satellite. WorldView Legion 6 was launched on February 4, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-025BNORAD 62901United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
WorldView Legion 6
Payload designation
Legion 6
International designator
2025-025B
NORAD catalog number
62901
GCAT identifier
S62901
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1287

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
February 4, 2025 · 23:13 UTC
Launch record
2025-025Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
446 km
Apogee
452 km
Inclination
44.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 4, 2025

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 Q132717628 (CC0).