WorldView-3
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | DigitalGlobe |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-048A |
| SATCAT no. | 40115 |
| Website | http://worldview3.digitalglobe.com |
| Mission duration | Planned: 7.25 years Elapsed: 10 years, 10 months, 4 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BCP-5000 |
| Manufacturer | Ball Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) |
| Power | 3100 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 August 2014, 18:30:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401, AV-047 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-3E |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin / United Launch Alliance |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 619 kilometers (385 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 622 kilometers (386 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.97 degrees |
| Period | 96.98 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 05:15:06 UTC |
DigitalGlobe fleet | |
WorldView-3 (WV 3) is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. It was launched on 13 August 2014 to become DigitalGlobe's sixth satellite in orbit, joining Ikonos which was launched in 1999, QuickBird in 2001, WorldView-1 in 2007, GeoEye-1 in 2008, and WorldView-2 in 2009. WorldView-3 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of 0.31 m (12 in) resolution, eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) resolution, shortwave infrared imagery at 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) resolution, and CAVIS (Clouds, Aerosols, Vapors, Ice, and Snow) data at 30 m (98 ft) resolution.