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WorldView-Legion
WorldView-Legion
6 spacecrafts, 35-50cm resolution, fast revisit
Launched in:
2024
Orbit height:
450 km
Orbit type:
Other
Organisation:
Maxar - USA
6 spacecrafts, 35-50cm Gt,
Mix of sun-synchronous and latitude orbits.
First two satellites will be launched in Apr 2024.
WorldView-Legion websites
Information
SSL MDA - Press release
Geospatial Media - Video SSL building for DG
Business Wire - Press release DG - SpaceX
Raytheon - Imaging payload provider for DG
Maxar - Introducing WorldvView Legion
On Board Sensors
WorldView-Legion ()
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band PAN (VIS)
0.45 to 0.8
0.29
9
Band B1 Coastal (VIS)
0.4 to 0.45
0.48
9
Band B2 Blue (VIS)
0.45 to 0.51
0.48
9
Band B3 Green (VIS)
0.51 to 0.58
0.48
9
Band B4 Yellow (VIS)
0.855 to 0.625
0.48
9
Band B5 Red (VIS)
0.63 to 0.69
0.48
9
Band B6 Red Edge 1 (NIR)
0.695 to 0.715
0.48
9
Band B7 Red Edge 2 (NIR)
0.73 to 0.75
0.48
9
Band B8 Near IR (NIR)
0.78 to 0.92
0.48
9
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