Property, plant and equipment, net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Property, plant and equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, net

6.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Satellites	$	397	$	397
Equipment		213		207
Computer hardware		91		78
Leasehold improvements		82		81
Furniture and fixtures		15		15
Construction in process1		579		572
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		1,377		1,350
Accumulated depreciation		(488)		(467)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	889	$	883

¹Construction in process is primarily related to the construction of the Company’s WorldView-Legion satellite constellation.

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $23 million and $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.