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LEGION 2
Commercial Hyperspectral · Airbus
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The second LEGION hyperspectral satellite builds the commercial constellation Airbus positions as the successor to traditional multispectral Earth observation. By detecting hundreds of spectral signatures invisible to standard cameras, LEGION can verify environmental compliance, authenticate agricultural claims, and map resource distribution across entire continents.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 320–326 mi (515–525 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 94.9 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59626
- Int’l designator
- 2024-081B
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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