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WorldView Legion 5 & 6

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WorldView Legion 5 & 6

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
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Feb 4, 23:13:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
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Mission

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.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:11

Max-Q

T+00:02:13

MECO

T+00:02:16

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:20

Stage 1 Flip

T+00:02:24

SES-1

T+00:02:29

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:03:06

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:26

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:00

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:18

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:15

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:46

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:06

SECO-1

T+00:43:14

SES-2

T+00:43:18

SECO-2

T+00:47:18

Payload Separation

T+01:07:43

SES-3

T+01:07:49

SECO-3

T+01:42:48

SES-4

T+01:42:53

SECO-4

T+01:49:53

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 39A
SiteKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
WindowFeb 4, 23:07:00 UTC→Feb 5, 00:07:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608, -80.604
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go99%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud50%Temp80°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15432 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1086
lost4th flight
Flights5
Landings5/5100%
Fastest turn26d 3h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 9 km downrange
27d 7h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster that started out as a Falcon Heavy side booster flown during the GOES-U mission. Written off on 3 March 2025 after safely landing aboard JRTI due to post-landing aft end fire damaging one of the landing legs and tipping it overboard.

Previous flights · 4
  1. #5Starlink Group 12-20+26d 3hJRTIMar 3, 2025
  2. #3Starlink Group 12-11+31d 10hASOGJan 8, 2025
  3. #2Starlink Group 12-5+165d 7hASOGDec 8, 2024
  4. #1GOES-ULZ-2Jun 25, 2024