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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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WORLDVIEW 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 7.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 13.188 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 WORLDVIEW 2
1 35946U 09055A 24360.69035891 .00000519 00000-0 18967-3 0 9991
2 35946 98.4913 70.7025 0004632 37.7330 322.4181 14.37052814798394Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:34Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:34:07.009Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 87.49281° |
| Altitude | 768.574 km |
| Speed | 7.471 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 42m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 77.10146° |
| Longitude | 47.83777° |
| Altitude | 778.943 km |
| Speed | 7.472 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 28m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | 25° 31' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:40:36 |
| Azimuth | 348.3° N |
| Elevation | -23.627° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 768.687 km |
| Perigee altitude | 762.069 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,143.515 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004632 |
| Inclination | 98.4913° |
| RAAN | 70.7025° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 37.733° |
| True anomaly | 322.38571° |
| Mean anomaly | 322.4181° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 322.40191° |
| Mean motion | 3.5948 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00018967 |
| Orbital period | 100.14 mins |
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WORLDVIEW 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 16:34:17.137Z | 55.431° ENE | 2024-12-26 16:37:17.137Z | 93.619° ESE | 16.139° | 2024-12-26 16:40:17.137Z | 130.799° SE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 18:13:17.137Z | 357.234° N | 2024-12-26 18:16:17.137Z | 299.16° NW | 38.774° | 2024-12-26 18:21:17.137Z | 212.189° SW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 03:49:17.137Z | 105.542° ESE | 2024-12-27 03:52:17.137Z | 60.054° ENE | 21.173° | 2024-12-27 03:55:17.137Z | 19.534° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 05:27:17.137Z | 198.248° SSW | 2024-12-27 05:30:17.137Z | 246.95° WSW | 32.79° | 2024-12-27 05:35:17.137Z | 330.805° NNW |
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