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: 617.6 km

Apogee: 623.6 km

Inclination: 97.9 °

Period: 97.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6991 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   25199.57044526  .00000690  00000-0  87168-4 0  9996
2 40115  97.8767 273.6228 0004261 337.5671  22.5356 14.85031725592399

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC