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WORLDVIEW 3, 40115

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WORLDVIEW 3, 40115 is a payload satellite owned by DigitalGlobe (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 13 Aug 2014 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 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

40115, 2014-048A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Maxar Technologies Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Ball

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

BCP-5000, Unknown motor

Mass

2,615 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-08-13 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.188 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 WORLDVIEW 3
1 40115U 14048A   26208.32522486  .00000881  00000-0  10935-3 0  9996
2 40115  97.8549 282.6011 0002094 137.4025 222.7353 14.85080800647861

Epoch: 2026-07-27T07:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T07:48:19.427Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-139.49027°

Altitude

617.438 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 50m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:19:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

611.828 km

Perigee altitude

608.901 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.501 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

97.8549°

RAAN

282.6011°

Arg. of periapsis

137.4025°

True anomaly

222.71902°

Mean anomaly

222.7353°

Eccentric anomaly

222.72716°

Mean motion

3.71507 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00010935

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WORLDVIEW 3 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.
8 mins	2026-07-27 18:03:49.892Z	6.86° NNE	2026-07-27 18:07:49.892Z	295.039° NW	42.791°	2026-07-27 18:11:49.892Z	203.019° SW
6 mins	2026-07-28 04:57:49.892Z	161.768° S	2026-07-28 05:00:49.892Z	18.998° NNE	44.002°	2026-07-28 05:03:49.892Z	350.132° N

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WORLDVIEW 3, 40115

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T07:48:19.427Z)

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2014 (2014-08-13 UTC)

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