Maxar Intelligence is introducing for commercial and military use a new software suite called Raptor designed for drone navigation in GPS-denied locations. In a company announcement Tuesday, Peter Wilczynski, Maxar chief product officer, described Raptor as a game-changer for customers, using the company’s 3D global terrain data ensuring autonomous systems functionality even with much GPS […] More

Geospatial insights provider Maxar Intelligence launched its fifth and sixth WorldView Legion satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday.  The launch brings the total number of in-orbit Maxar satellites capable of capturing 30 cm-class imagery to seven, the Westminster, Coloirado-based company said Tuesday.  Once all six Worldview […] More

Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic have signed a tasking, data licensing and distribution agreement to bolster the former’s satellite imaging capabilities to support national security missions for the U.S. government and select international government partners. Under the partnership, Maxar said Wednesday it gains exclusive rights to use Satellogic’s high-revisit satellite constellation and satellite imagery. Maxar will also be […] More

Maxar Intelligence is one of the 10 vendors that secured a spot on a five-year, $290 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency program aimed at enhancing the agency’s Earth monitoring capabilities. Under the Luno A contract, Maxar said Monday it will leverage its computer vision models to provide NGA with advanced geospatial insights […] More

Frank Pelkofer announced on LinkedIn Wednesday that had been appointed vice president of operations at Maxar Space Systems. In his new role, Pelkofer will oversee the company’s operations, including spacecraft assembly, integration and testing, ground software and simulations, IT and cybersecurity. Pelkofer’s work will also involve global logistics, facilities, security, environmental health and safety. Frank Pelkofer’s Maxar […] More

Maxar Intelligence has deployed its third and fourth high-resolution Earth imagery and mapping satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company said Thursday the two WorldView Legion satellites were placed into a mid-inclination orbit, allowing for dawn-to-dusk data collection. Company CEO Dan Smoot, said, “Having multiple WorldView Legion satellites […] More

Maxar Technologies‘ intelligence business has released the first high-resolution images from its WorldView Legion satellites, designed for precision mapping, site monitoring and geospatial analytics. The company said Thursday the 30 centimeter-class images, collected on July 16, feature detailed views of urban areas, transportation routes and logistics hubs in San Francisco and Sacramento, California. Dan Smoot, CEO […] More

Maxar Intelligence and Lockheed Martin will streamline the purchase and delivery of geospatial products for the F-35 fighter jet’s flight simulation and training platform under a new agreement. Maxar said Monday the long-term agreement with Lockheed seeks to standardize licensing, pricing and requirements for its products, including Dynamic imagery basemaps and Precision3D Data Suite, as […] More

Maxar Intelligence has launched its first two high-resolution Earth imagery and mapping satellites with solar arrays onboard a SpaceX Falcon rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The company said Thursday the satellites deployed their solar arrays after launch and began receiving and transmitting signals, indicating that the spacecraft perform well in space where […] More

Maxar Intelligence CEO Dan Smoot recently said that he is prioritizing the rollout of the WorldView Legion satellite constellation, which was supposed to begin launching in 2021. Legion is the next-generation imaging platform of Maxar Technologies, the parent organization of Maxar Intelligence, a division that specializes in satellite imagery. The constellation will comprise six satellites in all, with the first two set for launch in the next few weeks.

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Susanne Hake, general manager of the U.S. government business at Maxar Intelligence, said the company intends to expand this year its network of electro-optical imaging satellites to meet the data requirements of government and commercial customers. According to Hake, Maxar Intelligence intends to triple its capacity to gather 30-centimeter imagery and increase revisit rates to up to 15 times each day by launching two WorldView Legion satellites with a plan to deploy another four spacecraft this year.

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The space systems business of Maxar Technologies is gearing up to deploy the satellites it built to bolster the constellation capacity of Maxar Intelligence. Maxar said Monday two WorldView Legion satellites will launch as early as April from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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