Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Satellite Worldview 2 |
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) |
765 |
Apogee (km) |
767 |
Eccentricity |
0.000140134529147982 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.5 |
Period (minutes) |
100.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2800 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
08-10-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Ball Aerospace |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2009-055A |
NORAD Number |
35946 |
Comments |
Will provide earth imaging in eight color bands; 0.5 m resolution for panchromatic images and 1.8 m for multi-spectral. |