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- WorldView-2, launched October 2009, is the first high-resolution 8-band multispectral commercial satellite. Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WorldView-2 provides 46 cm panchromatic resolution and 1.85 meter* multispectral resolution. WorldView-2 has an average revisit time of 1.1 days and is capable of collecting up to 1 million square kilometers of 8-band imagery per day, greatly enhancing the DigitalGlobe multispectral collection capacity for more rapid and reliable collection. The WorldView-2 system, offering incredible accuracy, agility, capacity and spectral diversity, allows DigitalGlobe to substantially expand its imagery product offerings to both commercial and government customers. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: WORLDVIEW-2 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: WORLDVIEW-2 End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 770 km Equator_Crossing: 10:30 am Local time: e.g. Period: 100 min Repeat_Cycle: 101 days at 1 meter GSD or less; 3.7 days at 20deg off-nadir or less (0.52 meter GSD) Orbit_Type: LEO > LOW EARTH ORBIT > POLAR SUN-SYNCHRONOUS End_Group Creation_Date: 2013-05-08 Online_Resource: http://www.digitalglobe.com/about-us/content-collection#satellites&worldview-2 Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2009-10-08 Launch_Site: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, USA Design_Life: 10-12 years Primary_Sponsor: DigitalGlobe End_Group End_Group
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