WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3)

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WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3) is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 40115

Int'l Code: 2014-048A

Perigee: 617.4 km

Apogee: 621.0 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 96.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 6990 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: August 13, 2014
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

WORLDVIEW-3 is capable of resolving surface features as small as one foot (0.3 m) across and features a state-of-the-art multi-spectral imaging system, a high-speed data downlink operating at 1.2 gigabits per second and control moment gyroscopes that will allow ground controllers to quickly re-orient the spacecraft for on-demand observations. From an altitude of nearly 400 miles (644 km), WorldView-3 offers unprecedented resolution for a commercial satellite."

1 40115U 14048A   24140.22946698  .00003529  00000-0  41497-3 0  9992
2 40115  97.8486 213.8432 0002557 183.3486 176.7712 14.85495161529304

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC