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The WorldView Legion satellites were built by Maxar Space Systems at a satellite factory in Palo Alto, California.
Maxar Space Systems posits that the emergence of heavy launch options could create opportunities to produce larger, more cost-effective GEO satellites.
In 2022 Maxar won a $3,200,000,000 contract to provide imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office over 10 years.
Maxar Space Systems operates a satellite factory in Palo Alto, California, while Maxar Intelligence is responsible for the company’s satellite imagery business.
When all six WorldView Legion satellites are launched, Maxar Intelligence’s capacity to collect 0.3 m-class and multispectral imagery will triple.
Maxar started developing the WorldView Legion spacecraft in 2017.
Jupiter-3 was initially slated to launch in 2021 but missed that schedule due to production issues at Maxar.
Maxar provided its first update on the WorldView Legion program in nearly a year on 2024-03-18 following the company’s acquisition by a private equity firm.
Maxar acquired Vricon in 2020.
Maxar Intelligence disclosed on 2024-03-12 that the U.S. Army extended a contract with Maxar for 3D terrain models used to create immersive training environments for soldiers.
Maxar Intelligence’s Precision3D product provides 3D geospatial data with real textures and superior accuracy of 3 m in all dimensions.
On 2024-03-12 Maxar Intelligence was awarded Phase 4 of the U.S. Army’s One World Terrain prototype Other Transaction Agreement contract.
Maxar Intelligence has supported the One World Terrain contract since 2019.
Maxar uses data from its high-resolution Earth imaging satellites to produce 3D mapping products.
Maxar Space Systems held an existing contract with L3Harris Technologies for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer that was awarded in 2022.
Maxar Space Systems has been selected by L3Harris Technologies to design and produce eighteen Maxar 300 spacecraft platforms and provide associated support for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program with the Space Development Agency.
The production of the eighteen Maxar 300 platforms demonstrates Maxar Space Systems’ ability to develop and manufacture proliferated low-Earth orbit constellations using the Maxar 300 platform.
On 2024-03-07, L3Harris Technologies selected Maxar Space Systems to design and produce eighteen Maxar 300 spacecraft platforms and provide associated support for its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program with the Space Development Agency.
Maxar Space Systems held an existing contract with L3Harris Technologies for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer that was awarded in 2022.
The Maxar 300 platform is being used by Maxar Space Systems to develop and manufacture proliferated low-Earth orbit constellations for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer.