On Aug. 13, 2014, a company called DigitalGlobe launched what was then the sharpest-eyed satellite of all time. WorldView-3 is a high-resolution imaging satellite that can resolve features as small as 1 foot (31 centimeters) across. Its instruments allow it to peer through fog and smoke to see Earth's surface at a level of detail that was unprecedented for a nongovernmental spacecraft. WorldView-3 lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California

14K views · 359 reactions | SpaceX has launched the WorldView Legion 3 & 4 mission for Maxar aboard the Falcon 9 B1076-16 from Space Launch Complex-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on board were two Earth observation satellites to join Maxar's constelation already in orbit. This mission marked the 200th launch by SpaceX from SLC-40 After completing its mission, the booster returned to land on LZ-1 at the Cape. (video in slow motion) | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook

9.1K views · 134 reactions | On Aug. 13, 2014, a company called...