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
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
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, 7.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.188 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 WORLDVIEW 2
1 35946U 09055A 25128.92648775 .00000197 00000-0 80732-4 0 9993
2 35946 98.4794 203.0756 0004014 10.1444 349.9823 14.37186171817560Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:14:08.541Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
2.55004°
Altitude
767.931 km
Speed
7.472 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 32m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
13.56906°
Longitude
0.77601°
Altitude
767.151 km
Speed
7.473 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 06m 38s
Apparent Declination
-48° 54' 14"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:07:32
Azimuth
170.35° S
Elevation
0.225°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2009 (2009-10-08 UTC)
WORLDVIEW 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 9 mins | 2025-05-09 05:01:57.064Z | 173.669° S | 2025-05-09 05:05:57.064Z | 227.234° WSW | 43.26° | 2025-05-09 05:10:57.064Z | 342.21° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 17:12:57.064Z | 38.89° NE | 2025-05-09 17:15:57.064Z | 92.78° ESE | 32.154° | 2025-05-09 17:19:57.064Z | 162.078° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-09 18:51:57.064Z | 338.077° N | 2025-05-09 18:54:57.064Z | 293.751° NW | 22.285° | 2025-05-09 18:57:57.064Z | 249.771° W |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-10 04:26:57.064Z | 140.063° SSE | 2025-05-10 04:29:57.064Z | 86.953° E | 37.363° | 2025-05-10 04:34:57.064Z | 358.148° N |
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