The first two Maxar WorldView Legion satellites launched Thursday morning from the West Coast are "performing well." Once the satellites undergo commissioning, first images are expected later this spring.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force on Thursday morning to deliver the first military Weather System Follow-on -Microwave
Data gathered by the satellite will aid meteorologists in the generation of a wide variety of weather products necessary to conduct mission planning and operations globally.