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: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 WORLDVIEW 2
1 35946U 09055A 25303.86453702 .00000262 00000-0 10192-3 0 9990
2 35946 98.4776 15.5490 0004170 168.9975 191.1304 14.37550209842695Epoch: 2025-10-30T20:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T20:44:55.998Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
24.89847°
Altitude
772.474 km
Speed
7.466 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 02m 11s
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
02:37:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
766.706 km
Perigee altitude
760.75 km
Semi-major axis
7,141.865 km
Eccentricity
0.00042
Inclination
98.4776°
RAAN
15.549°
Arg. of periapsis
168.9975°
True anomaly
191.12118°
Mean anomaly
191.1304°
Eccentric anomaly
191.12579°
Mean motion
3.59605 °/min
Orbital period
100.11 mins
BSTAR
0.00010192
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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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| 9 mins | 2025-10-31 17:21:59.947Z | 24.817° NE | 2025-10-31 17:26:59.947Z | 108.28° ESE | 37.048° | 2025-10-31 17:30:59.947Z | 172.432° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-31 19:02:59.947Z | 329.961° NNW | 2025-10-31 19:04:59.947Z | 302.558° NW | 18.33° | 2025-10-31 19:07:59.947Z | 260.08° W |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-01 04:36:59.947Z | 150.893° SSE | 2025-11-01 04:40:59.947Z | 54.818° ENE | 41.69° | 2025-11-01 04:44:59.947Z | 354.667° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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