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Payload (satellite)

WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3)

OperationalLEOUnited States

WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3) is a satellite launched 2014-08-13 by United States.

About

WorldView-3 is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by Vantor. It was launched on 13 August 2014 to become Maxar'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 resolution, shortwave infrared imagery at 3.7 m resolution, and CAVIS data at 30 m (98 ft) resolution.

Right now

Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits

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Facts

NORAD ID40115
International designator2014-048A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerUnited States
Launch date2014-08-13
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period97 min
Inclination97.85°
Apogee614 km
Perigee612 km

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