Wednesday, March 14, 2018

SpaceX Selected By DigitalGlobe For Satellite Constellation

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has added another satellite customer, DigitalGlobe, to its queue of launch contracts, the two companies said Wednesday morning. According to the two companies, DigitalGlobe, which operates a network of earth imaging satellites, will use SpaceX to launch the next generation of its WorldView satellite imaging constellation. The two said that the first block of satellites for DigitalGlobe's WorldView Legion satellites will be launched in two separate flights in 2021, on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets. The two also said that DigitalGlobe will use two of SpaceX's "flight proven" rockets, which have been launched into space and back, for the constellation launch. Financial details of the deal were not announced. DigitalGlobe is a provider of high resolution, earth images, for the government and commercial market. DigitalGlobe was recently acquired by Maxar Technologies Ltd. Image: A Falcon 9 that recently launched the PAZ satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc.