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WorldView Legion
Spacecraft properties
Launch of First pair of WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9

Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	Vantor
Mission duration	10 years (planned)


Manufacturer	Lanteris Space Systems
Launch mass	1,700 kg (3,700 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	First: 2 May 2024 (WorldView Legion 1 & 2) Last: 4 February 2025 (WorldView Legion 5 & 6)
Rocket	Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site	Vandenberg, SLC‑4E Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 Kennedy, LC-39A
Contractor	SpaceX


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit

Maxar Fleet ← WorldView-4 Vantor Constellation ← WorldView-3

WorldView Legion is an Earth observation satellite constellation currently under development by Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence division of Maxar Technologies) and manufactured by Lanteris Space Systems (formerly Maxar Space Systems division of Maxar Technologies). Launch services have been contracted to SpaceX. The first two satellites were launched on 2 May 2024. WorldView Legion is owned and operated by Vantor as part of its Vantor Constellation.^[1]^[2]

List of satellites

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Name	SATCAT no.	COSPAR ID	Launch Date	Launch Vehicle	Launch Site	Orbital apsis	Inclination	Period (min)	Status
WorldView Legion 1	59625	2024-081A	2 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1061.20)	Vandenberg, SLC-4E	522 - 515	97.58	95	Operational
WorldView Legion 2	59626	2024-081B	2 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1061.20)	Vandenberg, SLC-4E	521 - 514	97.58	94.98	Operational
WorldView Legion 3	60452	2024-146A	15 August 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1076.16)	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40		44.996		Operational
WorldView Legion 4	60453	2024-146B	15 August 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1076.16)	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40		45.039		Operational
WorldView Legion 5		2025-025	4 February 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1086.4)	Kennedy, LC-39A				Operational
WorldView Legion 6		2025-025	4 February 2025 ^[3]	Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1086.4)	Kennedy, LC-39A				Operational
WorldView Legion 7			2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 8			2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 9			2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 10			2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 11			2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned
WorldView Legion 12			2026 (TBD)	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral				Planned

References

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^ "WorldView-Legion 1, ..., 6". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Vantor Constellation – The Most Capable Imaging Satellites On Orbit". Vantor. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
^ https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/2025/february/rocket-launch-spacex-falcon-9-digitalglobe-3

External links

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Vantor Constellation WorldView Legion at Vantor

v t e ← 2023 Orbital launches in 2024 2025 →
January	XPoSat Starlink G7-9 (21 satellites) Ovzon-3 Starlink G6-35 (23 satellites) Tianmu-1 15-18 Peregrine Mission One (Iris, Colmena × 5) Einstein Probe Tianxing-1-02 Gravity-1 (Yunyao-1 18-20) IGS-Optical 8 Starlink G7-10 (22 satellites) Starlink G6-37 (23 satellites) Tianzhou 7 Axiom Mission 3 Soraya Kinetica 1 (Taijing-1-03, Taijing-2-02, Taijing-2-04, Taijing-3-02, Taijing-4-03) Starlink G7-11 (22 satellites) Simorgh (Mahda, Keyhan-2, Hatef-1) Starlink G6-38 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-12 (22 satellites) Cygnus NG-20 Lemur-2 / Skylark × 4
February	Geely Constellation Group 02 (11 satellites) Jielong 3 (DRO-L, NExSat 1, WeiHai-1-01/02, Xingshidai 18-20, Yantai-2, Zhixing 2A) PACE Kosmos 2575 / Razbeg №2 Starlink G7-13 (22 satellites) SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 0 (4 satellites) Progress MS-26 IM-1 (EagleCam) Starlink G7-14 (22 satellites) H3 (Vehicle Evaluation Payload-4, CE-SAT-1E, TIRSAT) INSAT-3DS ADRAS-J Merah Putih 2 Starlink G7-15 (22 satellites) TJS-11 Starlink G6-39 (24 satellites) Meteor-M No.2-4 WHG-01 Starlink G6-40 (23 satellites)
March	SpaceX Crew-8 AEROS MH-1 Starlink G6-41 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-43 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-17 (23 satellites) StriX-3 KAIROS (CSICE Quick Response Satellite)† DRO-A, B Starship flight test 3 Starlink G6-44 (23 satellites) Starlink G7-16 (20 satellites), USA-350 / Starshield, USA-351 / Starshield Queqiao-2, Tiandu-1, Tiandu-2 Yunhai-2 02 (6 satellites) USA-352 / RASR-5 SpaceX CRS-30 Soyuz MS-25 Starlink G6-42 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-46 (23 satellites) Yunhai-3 02 Eutelsat 36D Starlink G6-45 (23 satellites) Resurs-P №4
April	Starlink G7-18 (22 satellites) Yaogan 42-01 Starlink G6-47 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-1 (21 satellites) Acadia-4, Hawk × 6, TSAT-1A USA-353 / Orion 12 Starlink G6-48 (23 satellites) Angara A5 (Orion) WSF-M 1 Starlink G6-49 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-51 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-52 (23 satellites) Yaogan 42-02 Starlink G6-53 (23 satellites) Shenzhou 18 Galileo FOC FM25, Galileo FOC FM26 Starlink G6-54 (23 satellites)
May	WorldView Legion 1, WorldView Legion 2 Starlink G6-55 (23 satellites) Chang'e 6, ICUBE-Q Starlink G6-57 (23 satellites) Long March 6C (Haiwangxing-01, Zhixing-1C) Starlink G6-56 (23 satellites) Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A & 1-01B Starlink G8-2 (20 satellites) Shiyan 23 Starlink G6-58 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-7 (20 satellites) Kosmos 2576 / Nivelir-L N°4 Starlink G6-59 (23 satellites) Beijing-3C (4 satellites) Kuaizhou 11 (Chaodigui Jishu Shiyan, Lingque-3 01, Luojia 3-01, Tianyan 22) USA-354,...,USA-374 / Starshield × 21 Starlink G6-62 (23 satellites) Starlink G6-63 (23 satellites) PREFIRE Mission 1 Malligyong-1 #1† Starlink G6-60 (23 satellites) EarthCARE Ceres-1S (Tianqi 25-28) Progress MS-27 Paksat-MM1R Ceres-1 (Jiguang 01 & 02, Yunyao-1 14, Yunyao-1 25-26)
June	Starlink G6-64 (23 satellites) Starlink G8-5 (20 satellites) PREFIRE Mission 2 Boe-CFT Ceres-1 (Naxing-3A & 3B, TEE-01B) Starship flight test 4 Starlink G10-1 (22 satellites) Starlink G8-8 (20 satellites) Starlink G9-1 (20 satellites) Kinéis 1 A-E ASTRA 1P / SES-24 SVOM Starlink G10-2 (22 satellites) Starlink G9-2 (20 satellites) GOES-U Starlink G10-3 (23 satellites) USA-375,...,USA-395 / Starshield × 21 ChinaSat 3A
July	ALOS-4 Starlink G8-9 (20 satellites) Alpha (CatSat, KUbeSat-1, MESAT 1, R5-S2-2.0, R5-S4, Serenity, SOC-i, TechEdSat-11) Tianhui 5 Group 02 (2 satellites) Türksat 6A Ariane 6 (Nyx Bikini, ISTSat-1) Ceres-1 (Yunyao-1 15-17)† Starlink G9-3 (23 satellites)† Gaofen 11-05 Starlink G10-9 (23 satellites) Starlink G10-4 (23 satellites) Starlink G9-4 (21 satellites) USA-396, USA-397, USA-398
August	WHG-02 Starlink G10-6 (23 satellites) StriX-4 Starlink G11-1 (23 satellites) Cygnus NG-21 (Wisseed Sat) Qianfan Polar Group 01 (18 satellites) Starlink G8-3 (21 satellites) Acadia-3 ASBM-1, ASBM-2 Starlink G10-7 (23 satellites) Progress MS-28 WorldView Legion 3, WorldView Legion 4 EOS-08 Yaogan 43-01 (9 satellites) ION SCV-012, Acadia-5, EagleEye, Hawk × 3, ICEYE × 4, ÑuSat × 3, Flock-4be × 36, HYPSO-2, Lemur-2 × 7, Lemu Nge, Nightjar, Phi-Sat-2, PTD-4, PTD-R, TORO Starlink G10-5 (22 satellites) ChinaSat 4A Starlink G8-6 (21 satellites) Ceres-1S (Jitianxing A-03, Suxing 1-01, Tianfu Gaofen 2, Yunyao-1 15-17) Starlink G8-10 (21 satellites) Starlink G9-5 (21 satellites)
September	Yaogan 43-02 (6 satellites) Sentinel-2C Starlink G8-11 (21 satellites) Geely Constellation Group 03 (10 satellites) USA-400,...,USA-420 / Starshield × 21 Polaris Dawn Soyuz MS-26 BlueBird Block 1 (5 satellites) Starlink G9-6 (21 satellites) Qaem 100 (Chamran-1) Kosmos 2577 / OO MKA №1, Kosmos 2578 / OO MKA №2 Galileo FOC FM26, Galileo FOC FM32 BeiDou-3 M27, BeiDou-3 M28 Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B (6 satellites) Kuaizhou-1A (Tianqi 29-32) Starlink G9-17 (20 satellites) Kinéis 3 A-E Tianyan-15 Jilin-1 SAR-01A Starlink G9-8 (20 satellites) IGS-Radar 8 Shijian 19 SpaceX Crew-9
October	Vulcan Cert-2 Hera, Juventas, Milani WHG-03 Starship flight test 5 Europa Clipper Starlink G10-10 (23 satellites) Starlink G9-7 (20 satellites) Qianfan Polar Group 02 (18 satellites) Gaofen 12-05 Starlink G8-19 (20 satellites) OneWeb L20 (20 satellites) Tianping-3A01, Tianping-3B01, Tianping-3B02 Yaogan 43-03 (3 satellites) Starlink G6-61 (23 satellites) USA-421,...,USA-437 / Starshield × 17 Starlink G10-8 (22 satellites) Shenzhou 19 Starlink G9-9 (20 satellites) Starlink G10-13 (23 satellites) Kosmos 2579 / Bars-M 6L
November	DSN-3 Ionosfera-M n°1 & n°2 SpaceX CRS-31 (LignoSat) Protosat-1 Starlink G6-77 (23 satellites) PIESAT-2A 01, PIESAT-2B 01–03 Starlink G9-10 (20 satellites) Shiyan 26A, Shiyan 26B, Shiyan 26C, Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B-01, Jilin-1 Pingtai-02A-03, Tianyan-24 Koreasat 6A Starlink G6-69 (24 satellites) Haiyang-4A Starlink G9-11 (20 satellites) Starlink G6-68 (24 satellites) Tianzhou 8 Optus-X Starlink G9-12 (20 satellites) GSAT-20 Starship flight test 6 Progress MS-29 Starlink G6-66 (24 satellites) Starlink G9-13 (20 satellites) Siwei Gaojing 2-03, Siwei Gaojing 2-04 Kinéis 5 A-E Starlink G12-1 (23 satellites) Guangchuan-01, Guangchuan-02 Starlink G6-76 (24 satellites) Kondor-FKA №2 Starlink G6-65 (24 satellites) Starlink GN-01 (20 satellites), USA-438 / Starshield, USA-439 / Starshield Long March 12 (JSW-03)
December	TJS-13 Haishao-1 Starlink G6-70 (24 satellites) Kosmos 2580 / Lotos-S1 n°09 Starlink G9-14 (20 satellites) Qianfan Polar Group 03 (18 satellites) PROBA-3 SXM-9 Sentinel-1C Saman-1 Starlink G12-5 (23 satellites) High Speed Laser Diamond Constellation Test System (5 satellites) Starlink G11-2 (22 satellites) SatNet LEO Group 01 (10 satellites) PIESAT-2 09-12 USA-440 USA-441,...,USA-462 Starshield × 22 O3b mPOWER 7 & 8 Kairos (ISHIKI, TATARA-1, SC-Sat1)† Ceres-1S (Tianqi 33-36) TJS-12 LASARsat StriX-2 Starlink G12-2 (21 satellites) Resurs-P n°05 Kinetica 1 (DEAR-3)† Starlink G11-3 (22 satellites) Astranis Block 2 (4 satellites) SpaDeX Starlink G12-6 (21 satellites)
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).

List of satellites

See also

References

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