WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2)
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
DigitalGlobe
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Launched
Oct 8, 2009
Mass
—
Apogee
772 km
Perigee
767 km
Inclination
98.47°
Period
1.67 h
Launch
Launched on Oct 8, 2009 from Space Launch Complex 2W, United States of America aboard a Delta II 7920-10C.
Delta II 7920-10C | WorldView-2 →Summary from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
WorldView-2 is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by Vantor. 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.
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