In California, SpaceX launched the Maxar 1 mission, which carried two WorldView Legion spacecraft of the next generation, successfully.

The mission was launched at around 11:36 a.m. local time from Vandenberg Space Force Base. It made use of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

By 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time, the 20th launch and landing of the Falcon 9 first stage had taken place.

The four satellites of Maxar Intelligence that collect information and images of the Earth’s surface will eventually be supplemented by the two satellites launched as part of the Maxar 1 mission.

Six WorldView Legion satellites are in the works. Maxar Intelligence will be able to gather three times as much multispectral and 30 cm-class imagery once they are all launched.

Maxar’s next generation high-performance satellites, the $700 million WorldView Legion spacecraft, enable the company to supply intelligence, defense, and commercial clients with imagery and data.

They are able to take 40 photos a day of the same areas using Ratheon-built cameras, which can record at panchromatic resolutions of up to 0.29 meters.

“WorldView Legion will extend the quality and capability of our industry-leading constellation, redefining Earth observation constellation performance and providing customers with unprecedented access to timely, actionable insights that help drive mission success,” Dan Smoot, CEO of Maxar Intelligence,

According to the business, these satellites are the first in the mid-size Maxar 500 series, which is produced in Palo Alto and San Jose, California, and is created by Maxar Space Systems.

“WorldView Legion and the Maxar 500 series platform is the culmination of decades of experience in building satellites for customer missions,” stated Chris Johnson, CEO of Maxar Space Systems. We are thrilled to have reached this significant program milestone and anticipate working together on the initiative going forward.”

Up to fifteen times a day, the satellites will significantly boost the ability to revisit Earth’s dynamically changing regions.