WorldView-2
WorldView-2 |
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| Organization | DigitalGlobe |
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| Mission Type | Earth observation |
| Contractor | Ball Aerospace & Technologies |
| Satellite of | Earth |
| Launch | October 8, 2009 on a Delta II |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Mission duration | 7.25 years |
| Mass | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) |
| Webpage | http://worldview2.digitalglobe.com/ |
| Orbital elements | |
| Altitude | 770 kilometers |
| Inclination | 97.2 degrees |
| Orbital Period | 100 minutes |
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WorldView-2 is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of .5 m resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) resolution. [1] It was launched October 8, 2009 to become DigitalGlobe's third satellite in orbit, joining WorldView-1 which was launched in 2007 and QuickBird which was launched in 2001.[2]
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[edit] Design and construction
Ball Aerospace built the spacecraft, which includes an optical telescope that can image objects 18 in (460 mm) in diameter.
[edit] Launch
WorldView-2 was launched October 8, 2009 from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta II flying in the 7920 configuration. The launch vehicle was provided by the United Launch Alliance and launch services were administered by Boeing.
[edit] Use
DigitalGlobe expects commercial imagery will be available about 90 days after launch.
[edit] Sources
[edit] References
- ^ "Worldview-2". Magazine article. Asian Surveying and Mapping. 2009-10-12. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20091031110740/http://www.asmmag.com/features/worldview-2. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "DigitalGlobe Successfully Launches Worldview-1". DigitalGlobe. http://media.digitalglobe.com/index.php?s=press_release_popup&item=135.
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