WORLDVIEW 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite WORLDVIEW 2 at a glance.

Uptime

5857

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for WORLDVIEW 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: WORLDVIEW 2

International designator: 2009-055A

Object number (NORAD): 35946

Object ID (CCSDS): 35946

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.171 minutes

Inclination: 98.4788 deg

SMA: 7144.762 km

Apoapsis: 769.178 km

Periapsis: 764.077 km

RAAN: 5.7355 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00035702

Argument of periapsis: 198.4972 deg

Mean anomaly: 161.6086 deg

Mean motion: 14.37543772 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000362 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013540729 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 9:52 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 WORLDVIEW 2

TLE line 1: 1 35946U 09055A 25293.91129330 .00000362 00000-0 13541-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 35946 98.4788 5.7355 0003570 198.4972 161.6086 14.37543772841265

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite WORLDVIEW 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

A commercial earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe.

WORLDVIEW 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II 7920-10C | WorldView-2’, on board a Delta II space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 8, 2009, 6:51 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Launch to space Delta II 7920-10C | WorldView-2
Delta II 7920-10C | WorldView-2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 8, 2009, 6:51 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta II

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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