Engineering:WorldView-2
| 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, 9 months, 5 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 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Delta II 7920-10C, D-345[2] |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base 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] |
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WorldView-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]
Design
Ball Aerospace built the spacecraft, which includes an optical telescope that can image objects 18 in (460 mm) in diameter.
Launch
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]
History
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]
See also
- 2009 in spaceflight
References
- ↑ "WorldView 2, 3 (WV 2, 3)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/worldview-2.htm. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "WORLDVIEW 2 Satellite details 2009-055A NORAD 35946". N2YO. 25 January 2015. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=35946. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Worldview-2". Magazine article. Asian Surveying and Mapping. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091031110740/http://www.asmmag.com/features/worldview-2. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ↑ "DigitalGlobe Successfully Launches Worldview-1". DigitalGlobe. http://media.digitalglobe.com/index.php?s=press_release_popup&item=135. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Phillips, Nicky; Grubb, Ben; Aston, Heath. "Detection of MH370 debris required a 'human eyeball operation'". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/national/detection-of-mh370-debris-required-a-human-eyeball-operation-20140321-358rx.html.
- ↑ Ray, Justin (8 October 2009). "Satellite launched to give truer view of the world". Spaceflight Now. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d345/. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ JSpOC [@JointSpaceOps] (19 July 2016). "19 Jul: JSpOC ID'd debris causing event...". https://twitter.com/JointSpaceOps/status/755505904770883584.
- ↑ DigitalGlobe [@DigitalGlobe] (19 July 2016). "Collected by WorldView-2 today...". https://twitter.com/DigitalGlobe/status/755553677134303232.
External links
- WorldView-2 at Digitalglobe.com
- WorldView-2 sensor information at Satimagingcorp.com
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