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SpaceX launches Maxar 2 mission with 6 WorldView Legion satellites

SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (SpaceX)

SpaceX launched the Maxar 2 mission to orbit Thursday morning from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Maxar 2 is the second of three missions with Maxar to deliver their six WorldView Legion satellites to orbit. Earlier this year, Falcon 9 launched the first two WorldView Legion satellites to orbit from California.

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This is the 16th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, and eight Starlink missions. After stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Rewatch the launch below:


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