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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 WORLDVIEW 3
1 40115U 14048A 26196.19716257 .00000394 00000-0 52415-4 0 9997
2 40115 97.8556 270.6424 0001298 156.3329 203.7945 14.85064223646064Epoch: 2026-07-15T04:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-15T04:43:54.846Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-93.39254°
Altitude
617.245 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 02m 34s
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
05:56:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
611.324 km
Perigee altitude
609.509 km
Semi-major axis
6,988.553 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
97.8556°
RAAN
270.6424°
Arg. of periapsis
156.3329°
True anomaly
203.7885°
Mean anomaly
203.7945°
Eccentric anomaly
203.7915°
Mean motion
3.71503 °/min
Orbital period
96.9 mins
BSTAR
0.000052415
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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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| 7 mins | 2026-07-15 18:14:09.461Z | 359.015° N | 2026-07-15 18:17:09.461Z | 302.327° NW | 37.912° | 2026-07-15 18:21:09.461Z | 211.814° SW |
| 7 mins | 2026-07-16 05:07:09.461Z | 172.904° S | 2026-07-16 05:10:09.461Z | 274.236° WNW | 44.299° | 2026-07-16 05:14:09.461Z | 344.539° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-16 16:55:09.461Z | 69.587° E | 2026-07-16 16:56:09.461Z | 86.867° E | 17.459° | 2026-07-16 16:59:09.461Z | 134.712° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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