Property, plant and equipment, net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Property, plant and equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, net

7.PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

	September 30,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Satellites	$	397	$	397
Equipment		218		207
Computer hardware		96		78
Leasehold improvements		83		81
Furniture and fixtures		15		15
Construction in process1		622		572
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		1,431		1,350
Accumulated depreciation		(529)		(467)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	902	$	883

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

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $23 million and $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $67 million and $71 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.