WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3)

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WORLDVIEW-3 (WV-3) is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 40115

Int'l Code: 2014-048A

Perigee: 618.2 km

Apogee: 627.3 km

Inclination: 97.9 °

Period: 97.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6993 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: August 13, 2014
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

WORLDVIEW-3 is capable of resolving surface features as small as one foot (0.3 m) across and features a state-of-the-art multi-spectral imaging system, a high-speed data downlink operating at 1.2 gigabits per second and control moment gyroscopes that will allow ground controllers to quickly re-orient the spacecraft for on-demand observations. From an altitude of nearly 400 miles (644 km), WorldView-3 offers unprecedented resolution for a commercial satellite."

1 40115U 14048A   24289.89901594  .00003152  00000-0  38161-3 0  9991
2 40115  97.8671   1.5847 0006452 170.4635 189.6703 14.84354259551481

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC