Worldview-2 Satellite Launched Successfully!

WorldView-2 was launched successfully on October 8, 2009, at 11:52 am at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S.A. Worldview-2 is the first 8-band multispectral satellite sensor commercially available. Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WorldView-2 will provide a half-meter panchromatic resolution and a 2.0-meter multispectral resolution for non-US Government customers.

WorldView-2 will have an average revisit time of a day and will be capable of collecting up to 975,000 square kilometers (376,450 square miles) per day, doubling the DigitalGlobe (currently MAXAR) collection capacity. The WorldView-2 system, offering unsurpassed accuracy, agility, capacity, and spectral diversity will provide high-resolution satellite imagery of 0.5 meters.

WorldView-2 Satellite

Image Credit: MAXAR

Worldview-2 will provide highly detailed imagery for precise map creation, change detection, and in-depth image analysis and will have the ability to perform precise change detection, mapping, and analysis at unprecedented resolutions in multispectral imagery.

Worldview-2 imagery will allow the creation of accurate maps in remote areas, maximizing the utility of whatever resources are available.

Frequent revisits increase image collection opportunities, enhance change detection applications, and enable accurate map updates.