Key statistics
Satellite WORLDVIEW 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
5751
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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: 98.973 minutes
Inclination: 98.3625 deg
SMA: 7087.696 km
Apoapsis: 715.83 km
Periapsis: 703.292 km
RAAN: 276.1333 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008845
Argument of periapsis: 181.6225 deg
Mean anomaly: 178.4944 deg
Mean motion: 14.5494027 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002241 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00053147 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 WORLDVIEW 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 41742U 09055K 25187.80389062 .00002241 00000-0 53147-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 41742 98.3625 276.1333 0008845 181.6225 178.4944 14.54940270471823
Live tracking on map
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.
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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