35946 - WORLDVIEW-2

WORLDVIEW 2, a commercial imaging satellite, was launched on a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg on 2009 October 8 at 18:51 UT. The satellite is capable of providing Earth imagery in eight color bands. The data are at 0.5 m resolution for panchromatic images and 1.8 m for multi-spectral images. The 2,800-kg satellite was placed in a near-polar, Sun-synchronous 770-km altitude orbit.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2009-10-08
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States