Earth Observation
WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3)
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- August 13, 2014 at 06:30 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Atlas V 401 →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- WorldView-3
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 614 km
- Periapsis
- 613 km
- Inclination
- 97.86°
- Orbital period
- 96.97 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Maxar Technologies Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 2,800 kg
- Power
- 3,100 W
- Design lifetime
- 12 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging/Infrared Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2014-048A
- NORAD catalog №
- 40115
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 6.222 m²
- Status
- Operational