WORLDVIEW 2, 35946
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WORLDVIEW 2, 35946 is a payload satellite owned by DigitalGlobe (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Ball
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
BCP-5000, Unknown motor
Mass
2,615 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section
13.188 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 WORLDVIEW 2
1 35946U 09055A 26132.81452025 .00000053 00000-0 32054-4 0 9993
2 35946 98.4683 206.7596 0003698 341.2285 18.8765 14.37933800870562Epoch: 2026-05-12T19:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T19:32:54.549Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
42.94883°
Altitude
765.78 km
Speed
7.473 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 47m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:17:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
765.097 km
Perigee altitude
759.816 km
Semi-major axis
7,140.594 km
Eccentricity
0.00037
Inclination
98.4683°
RAAN
206.7596°
Arg. of periapsis
341.2285°
True anomaly
18.89022°
Mean anomaly
18.8765°
Eccentric anomaly
18.88336°
Mean motion
3.59701 °/min
Orbital period
100.08 mins
BSTAR
0.000032054
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2009 (2009-10-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.WORLDVIEW 2 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-05-13 04:01:46.985Z | 126.389° SE | 2026-05-13 04:05:46.985Z | 72.009° E | 26.445° | 2026-05-13 04:09:46.985Z | 11.677° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-13 05:41:46.985Z | 212.011° SW | 2026-05-13 05:44:46.985Z | 261.426° W | 26.933° | 2026-05-13 05:48:46.985Z | 321.759° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-13 17:50:46.985Z | 13.015° NNE | 2026-05-13 17:54:46.985Z | 198.146° SSW | 44.006° | 2026-05-13 17:58:46.985Z | 195.153° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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