WORLDVIEW 2

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WORLDVIEW 2 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 35946

Int'l Code: 2009-055A

Perigee: 771.6 km

Apogee: 774.9 km

Inclination: 98.5 °

Period: 100.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7144 km

RCS: 7.429 m² (large)

Launch date: October 8, 2009
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WORLDVIEW 2 will enable DigitalGlobe to offer half-meter panchromatic resolution and 1.8-meter multispectral resolution. The WORLDVIEW 2 system will allow DigitalGlobe to substantially expand its imagery product offerings to both commercial and international customers with a more commercially desirable, higher performance product. Added spectral diversity will provide the ability to perform precise change detection and mapping. WORLDVIEW 2 will incorporate the industry standard four multispectral bands (red, blue, green and near-infrared) and will also include four new bands (coastal, yellow, red edge, and near-infrared 2). The WorldView 2 telescope will have a 110-cm aperture and fly at a higher altitude of 770 km. It will provide the same panchromatic half-meter resolution imagery as WorldView 1, in addition to 1.8-meter multispectral resolution imagery.