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: 15 years, 8 months, 9 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BCP-5000 |
| 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 |
| Rocket | Delta II 7920-10C, D-345 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
| Contractor | Boeing / United Launch Alliance |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 772 kilometers (480 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 773 kilometers (480 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.40 degrees |
| Period | 100.16 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 04:29:44 UTC |
DigitalGlobe fleet | |
WorldView-2 (WV 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.
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. It takes a new photograph of any place on Earth every 1.1 days.