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WorldView-1

Commercial Earth observation satellite. WorldView-1 was launched on September 18, 2007 aboard a Delta 7920-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-041ANORAD 32060United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
WorldView-1
International designator
2007-041A
NORAD catalog number
32060
GCAT identifier
S32060
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/524

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
DGLO
Owner
DigitalGlobe
Country
United States
Builder
Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus)
BCP-5000

Launch

Date
September 18, 2007 · 18:35 UTC
Launch record
2007-041Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
493 km
Apogee
494 km
Inclination
97.50°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
2,500 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
3.6 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
7.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2038647 (CC0).