EUSI Will Soon Offer Intraday Monitoring Across Europe After Maxar’s Second Successful Launch of WorldView Legion Satellites
- European Space Imaging
- 16 August, 2024
Satellite Imagery © 2024 Maxar Technologies Provided by European Space Imaging
With the successful launch of Maxar Intelligence’s second set of WorldView Legion satellites, European Space Imaging (EUSI) will soon offer up to eight daily collection opportunities in key latitudes across Europe and North Africa – a number that will increase after the final WorldView Legion satellites are launched and all six satellites are operational.
The custom designed Legion Satellite Launch Dispenser atop a SpaceX rocket just before launch on 15 August. © 2024 Maxar Technologies Provided by European Space Imaging
Maxar Intelligence has confirmed that the third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites are operating as expected and the commissioning process will begin soon.
These two new WorldView Legion satellites will be in mid-inclination orbit, allowing for multiple collection opportunities throughout the day between dawn and dusk, which is new for the Maxar constellation.
“European satellite imagery users have expressed the growing desire for daily, multiple imaging opportunities with 30 cm GSD to support their missions,” says Pascal Schichor, VP of Sales at European Space Imaging. “Increased revisits of 30 cm-class GSD imagery will enable more accurate digital twins, persistent asset monitoring and accelerated decision making for rapidly evolving ground situations. We are thrilled that Maxar has successfully responded to these market demands, enabling EUSI to deliver an even greater value to the European Earth observation community.”
The Maxar constellation now has eight high-resolution satellites, including four WorldView Legions. The constellation offers unparalleled capacity for 30 cm-class and 8 multispectral band imagery and will soon have up to 15 daily collection opportunities. Through their ground station at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) near Munich, Germany, EUSI directly tasks and downlinks to the entire constellation to offer superior collection planning and near real-time delivery as fast as 15 minutes to end users around Europe and North Africa.
“Our operations team has worked tirelessly for years to facilitate hardware and software upgrades to the EUSI ground station along with expert human-augmented collection planning and data delivery workflows to achieve success despite exceptionally high demand and to prepare for tasking the WorldView Legion satellites,” says George Ellis, VP of Operations at EUSI.
About European Space Imaging (EUSI)
European Space Imaging (EUSI) has led the earth observation sector in Europe for more than 20 years, providing the best Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery commercially available. The first to bring 30 cm resolution satellite imagery to the European market, we are firmly established as the most trusted source for efficient collection and Near Real-Time (NRT) delivery of high-quality satellite imagery products. Through our ground station at the German Aerospace Center, we continue to directly access the most advanced optical imagery satellites in the world and propel Europe into the next age of remote sensing technologies.
About Maxar Intelligence
Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defence foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivalled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. For more information, visit maxar.com.
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