Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution.

Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

• B1086 · flight 4 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-11 · zone record 53/54

• SpaceX WorldView Legion 5 & 6 — The Space Devs
• SpaceX - Falcon 9 - World View Legion 5 & 6 - LC-39A - KSC - February 4, 2024 — SPACE AFFAIRS
• Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 WorldView Legion satellites from Kennedy Space Center — Spaceflight Now
• 🚀SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches WorldView Legion 5 & 6 — NASASpaceflight
• Maxar 3 Mission — SpaceX

1. T−38MGO for Prop Load
2. T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
3. T−35MProp Load
4. T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
5. T−7MEngine Chill
6. T−1MStartup
7. T−1MTank Press
8. T−45SGO for Launch
9. T−3SIgnition
10. P0DLiftoff
11. T+1M11SMax-Q
12. T+2M13SMECO
13. T+2M16SStage 2 Separation
14. T+2M20SStage 1 Flip
15. T+2M24SSES-1
16. T+2M29SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
17. T+3M6SFairing Separation
18. T+3M26SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
19. T+6MEntry Burn Startup
20. T+6M18SEntry Burn Shutdown
21. T+7M15SStage 1 Landing Burn
22. T+7M46SStage 1 Landing
23. T+8M6SSECO-1
24. T+43M14SSES-2
25. T+43M18SSECO-2
26. T+47M18SPayload Separation
27. T+1H7M43SSES-3
28. T+1H7M49SSECO-3
29. T+1H42M48SSES-4
30. T+1H42M53SSECO-4
31. T+1H49M53SPayload Separation

• Both satellites now in contact.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/5/2025 · source

• Both payloads deployed.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/5/2025 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2025 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 2/4/2025 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2025 · source

• Delayed to February 4.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/3/2025 · source

• Updated launch weather.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/2/2025 · source

• GO for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 2/1/2025 · source

• Updated launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2025 · source

• Tweaked launch window.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2025 · source