WorldView

WorldView-2

USA

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Launch data:

Designation	35946 / 09055A
Launch date	08 Oct 2009 - 18:51 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-2W
Launch vehicle	Delta-7920-10C
Mission	Military/Commercial: Earth observation
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	766 x 769 km
Eccentricity	2.10E-04
Inclination	98.58 deg
Period	100.19 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Ball Aerospace
Platform	BCP-5000 bus
Operator	DigitalGlobe Corporation
Mass at launch	2800 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Will provide earth imaging in eight color bands; 0.5 m resolution for panchromatic images and 1.8 m for multi-spectral.
DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 0.5-meter-resolution, 8-band imaging satellite was launched on Oct 8. The satellite uses a Ball Aerospace BCP-5000 bus and is in a 766 x 768 km x 98.6 deg orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR617), #84a, #226 - update: 26.03.10