Earth Observation
WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2)
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2) is a Maxar Technologies Inc. earth observation satellite, launched on October 8, 2009 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- October 8, 2009 at 06:51 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Delta II 7920-10C →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- WorldView-2
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 768 km
- Periapsis
- 763 km
- Inclination
- 98.47°
- Orbital period
- 100.15 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Maxar Technologies Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 2,615 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2009-055A
- NORAD catalog №
- 35946
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 7.0279 m²
- Status
- Operational