COSPAR ID 2014-048A Launch date 13 August 2014 Inclination 97.97° | SATCAT no. 40115 Power 3.1 kW Inclination 97.97° | |
Mission duration Planned: 7.25 yearsElapsed: 2 years, 7 months, 15 days Manufacturer Ball Aerospace & Technologies Similar WorldView‑2, WorldView‑1, GeoEye‑1, WorldView‑4, QuickBird | ||
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WorldView-3 is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. It was launched on 13 August 2014 to become DigitalGlobe'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 (4 ft 1 in) resolution, shortwave infrared imagery at 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) resolution, and CAVIS (Clouds, Aerosols, Vapors, Ice, and Snow) data at 30 m (98 ft) resolution.
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Launch
WorldView-3 was launched on 13 August 2014 from Vandenberg Air Force Base on an Atlas V flying in the 401 configuration. The launch vehicle was provided by United Launch Alliance and launch services were administered by Lockheed Martin.
