WorldView-2
WorldView-2 (WV 2) is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of Script error: No such module "convert". resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with Script error: No such module "convert". resolution.[1]
It was launched 8 October 2009 to become DigitalGlobe's third satellite in orbit, joining WorldView-1 which was launched in 2007 and QuickBird which was launched in 2001.[2] It takes a new photograph of any place on Earth every 1.1 days.[3]
Design
Ball Aerospace built the spacecraft, which includes an optical telescope that can image objects Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter.
Launch
WorldView-2 was launched 8 October 2009 from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta II flying in the 7920 configuration. The launch vehicle was provided by the United Launch Alliance and launch services were administered by Boeing.[4]
History
On 19 July 2016, the Joint Space Operations Center reported a debris causing event of at least 9 observable pieces, after which DigitalGlobe demonstrated the satellite to still be functional by releasing an image of downtown Oakland, California.[5][6]
See also
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References
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External links
- WorldView-2 at Digitalglobe.com
- WorldView-2 sensor information at Satimagingcorp.com
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