Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Worldview 1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
DigitalGlobe Corporation |
Users |
Military/Commercial |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
491 |
Apogee (km) |
494 |
Eccentricity |
0.000218579234972678 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.3 |
Period (minutes) |
94.5 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
3200 |
Date of Launch |
18-09-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
7.25 yrs. |
Contractor |
Ball Aerospace |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2007-041A |
NORAD Number |
32060 |
Comments |
Earth-imaging satellite; images with 0.5 meter resolution of about 290,000 square miles of Earth´s surface. |