WorldView-2
Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | DigitalGlobe |
COSPAR ID | 2009-055A |
SATCAT no. | 35946 |
Website | DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 |
Mission duration | 7.25 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Ball Aerospace |
Launch mass | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) |
Power | 3200 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 8, 2009, 18:51:01[1] | UTC
Rocket | Delta II 7920-10C |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
Contractor | Boeing / ULA |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 772 kilometers (480 mi)[2] |
Apogee altitude | 773 kilometers (480 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 98.40 degrees[2] |
Period | 100.16 minutes[2] |
Epoch | January 25, 2015, 04:29:44 UTC[2] |
WorldView-2 is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of .46 m resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) resolution.[3] 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.[4] It takes a new photograph of any place on Earth every 1.1 days.[5]
Design
Ball Aerospace built the spacecraft, which includes an optical telescope that can image objects 18 in (460 mm) in diameter.
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.
See also
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "WORLDVIEW 2 Satellite details 2009-055A NORAD 35946". N2YO. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Worldview-2". Magazine article. Asian Surveying and Mapping. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ "DigitalGlobe Successfully Launches Worldview-1". DigitalGlobe. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Phillips, Nicky; Grubb, Ben; Aston, Heath. "Detection of MH370 debris required a 'human eyeball operation'". Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
- WorldView-1 at Digitalglobe.com
- Launch information at Spaceflightnow.com
- WorldView-2 sensor information at Satimagingcorp.com