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
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: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 WORLDVIEW 3
1 40115U 14048A 26150.17663338 .00001161 00000-0 14243-3 0 9995
2 40115 97.8568 225.2582 0002221 54.1332 306.0089 14.84988293639232Epoch: 2026-05-30T04:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-30T04:14:21.124Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-86.02624°
Altitude
615.739 km
Speed
7.552 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 01m 01s
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
01:38:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
612.207 km
Perigee altitude
609.103 km
Semi-major axis
6,988.792 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
97.8568°
RAAN
225.2582°
Arg. of periapsis
54.1332°
True anomaly
305.98831°
Mean anomaly
306.0089°
Eccentric anomaly
305.9986°
Mean motion
3.71484 °/min
Orbital period
96.91 mins
BSTAR
0.00014243
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2014 (2014-08-13 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 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-05-30 17:44:20.264Z | 17.417° NNE | 2026-05-30 17:48:20.264Z | 109.235° ESE | 43.442° | 2026-05-30 17:52:20.264Z | 186.145° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-31 04:37:20.264Z | 145.098° SSE | 2026-05-31 04:41:20.264Z | 54.937° ENE | 35.934° | 2026-05-31 04:44:20.264Z | 2.377° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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