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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 WORLDVIEW 3
1 40115U 14048A   26265.86440014  .00000446  00000-0  58357-4 0  9992
2 40115  97.8486 339.3128 0001855  43.5139 316.6222 14.85148345656404

Epoch: 2026-09-22T20:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-22T20:44:44.172Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

26.40499°

Altitude

615.208 km

Speed

7.552 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 37m 15s

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

22:13:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

611.448 km

Perigee altitude

608.856 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.289 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.8486°

RAAN

339.3128°

Arg. of periapsis

43.5139°

True anomaly

316.6076°

Mean anomaly

316.6222°

Eccentric anomaly

316.6149°

Mean motion

3.71524 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000058357

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-23 16:44:54.196Z	60.463° ENE	2026-09-23 16:46:54.196Z	89.487° E	14.754°	2026-09-23 16:48:54.196Z	119.694° SE
6 mins	2026-09-23 18:20:54.196Z	348.081° N	2026-09-23 18:22:54.196Z	302.029° NW	43.81°	2026-09-23 18:26:54.196Z	217.063° SW

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WORLDVIEW 3, 40115

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-22T20:44:44.172Z)

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