Key statistics
Satellite WORLDVIEW 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5911
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: 100.158 minutes
Inclination: 98.4788 deg
SMA: 7144.164 km
Apoapsis: 769.715 km
Periapsis: 762.343 km
RAAN: 58.7144 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00051597
Argument of periapsis: 68.4854 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.6882 deg
Mean motion: 14.37724433 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000247 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096546879 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 WORLDVIEW 2
TLE line 1: 1 35946U 09055A 25347.64272392 .00000247 00000-0 96547-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 35946 98.4788 58.7144 0005160 68.4854 291.6882 14.37724433848980
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Real-time ground track for satellite WORLDVIEW 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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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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