WORLDVIEW 2 DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite WORLDVIEW 2 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

5809

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for WORLDVIEW 2 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: WORLDVIEW 2 DEB

International designator: 2009-055K

Object number (NORAD): 41742

Object ID (CCSDS): 41742

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.941 minutes

Inclination: 98.3602 deg

SMA: 7086.172 km

Apoapsis: 713.423 km

Periapsis: 702.65 km

RAAN: 333.8583 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0007602

Argument of periapsis: 24.9335 deg

Mean anomaly: 335.2228 deg

Mean motion: 14.55409722 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00011759 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0027121395 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:53 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 WORLDVIEW 2 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 41742U 09055K 25245.49522997 .00011759 00000-0 27121-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 41742 98.3602 333.8583 0007602 24.9335 335.2228 14.55409722480211

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Real-time ground track for satellite WORLDVIEW 2 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object WORLDVIEW 2 DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-07-09 05:20:17	0.0006424563	85.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-03-23 15:11:46	0.0001118514	267.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-21 05:42:57	0.0001637769	980.0 (m)	DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB	LEO	2024-08-27 09:47:12	0.000149509	101.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

A commercial earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe.

WORLDVIEW 2 DEB 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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