Mission type | Earth observation |
---|---|
Operator | DigitalGlobe |
COSPAR ID | 2009-055A |
SATCAT no. | 35946 |
Website | DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 |
Mission duration | Planned: 7.25 years Elapsed: 14 years, 6 months, 17 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | BCP-5000 [1] |
Manufacturer | Ball Aerospace |
Launch mass | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) |
Power | 3200 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 October 2009, 18:51:01[2] | UTC
Rocket | Delta II 7920-10C, D-345 [2] |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W [2] |
Contractor | Boeing / United Launch Alliance |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 772 kilometers (480 mi) [3] |
Apogee altitude | 773 kilometers (480 mi) [3] |
Inclination | 98.40 degrees [3] |
Period | 100.16 minutes [3] |
Epoch | 25 January 2015, 04:29:44 UTC [3] |
DigitalGlobe fleet |
WorldView-2 (WV 2) is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of 0.46 m (18 in) resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.84 m (72 in) resolution. [4]
It was launched 8 October 2009 to become DigitalGlobe's third satellite in orbit, joining WorldView-1 which was launched in 2007 and QuickBird which was launched in 2001. [5] It takes a new photograph of any place on Earth every 1.1 days. [6]
Ball Aerospace built the spacecraft, which includes an optical telescope that can image objects 18 in (460 mm) in diameter.
WorldView-2 was launched 8 October 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. [7]
On 19 July 2016, the Joint Space Operations Center reported a debris causing event of at least 9 observable pieces, after which DigitalGlobe demonstrated the satellite to still be functional by releasing an image of downtown Oakland, California. [8] [9]
Mission type | Earth observation |
---|---|
Operator | DigitalGlobe |
COSPAR ID | 2009-055A |
SATCAT no. | 35946 |
Website | DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 |
Mission duration | Planned: 7.25 years Elapsed: 14 years, 6 months, 17 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | BCP-5000 [1] |
Manufacturer | Ball Aerospace |
Launch mass | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) |
Power | 3200 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 October 2009, 18:51:01[2] | UTC
Rocket | Delta II 7920-10C, D-345 [2] |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W [2] |
Contractor | Boeing / United Launch Alliance |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 772 kilometers (480 mi) [3] |
Apogee altitude | 773 kilometers (480 mi) [3] |
Inclination | 98.40 degrees [3] |
Period | 100.16 minutes [3] |
Epoch | 25 January 2015, 04:29:44 UTC [3] |
DigitalGlobe fleet |
WorldView-2 (WV 2) is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of 0.46 m (18 in) resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.84 m (72 in) resolution. [4]
It was launched 8 October 2009 to become DigitalGlobe's third satellite in orbit, joining WorldView-1 which was launched in 2007 and QuickBird which was launched in 2001. [5] It takes a new photograph of any place on Earth every 1.1 days. [6]
Ball Aerospace built the spacecraft, which includes an optical telescope that can image objects 18 in (460 mm) in diameter.
WorldView-2 was launched 8 October 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. [7]
On 19 July 2016, the Joint Space Operations Center reported a debris causing event of at least 9 observable pieces, after which DigitalGlobe demonstrated the satellite to still be functional by releasing an image of downtown Oakland, California. [8] [9]