As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 centimeters) on Earth's surface. SpaceX also launched the first four members of the constellation, sending WorldView Legion 1 and 2 up in May 2024 and lofting WorldView Legion 3 and 4 in August that same year.

Live updates from Tuesday's SpaceX Maxar 3 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and sparked Florida sonic booms.

SpaceX launched a commercial satellite from Florida on Tuesday evening. The space company had warned that one or more sonic booms could be heard across parts of Central Florida upon landing of the Falcon 9's first-stage booster.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Maxar 3 mission, with two high-resolution commercial satellites on board, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday after Monday's launch was scrubbed.

SpaceX said it was pushing to Tuesday an evening launch attempt that could mean a sonic boom may rattle parts of Central Florida as the company aims to bring its booster back for a rare land recovery.

SpaceX sent up the 11th launch from the Space Coast amid dense fog early Tuesday with launch No. 12 and a chance for a sonic boom on tap for Tuesday evening just after sunset, although still among