Latitude
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WORLDVIEW-2
NORAD 35946 · COSPAR 2009-055A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #89405 @ 762 x 768 km x 98.4737 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-23 06:29 UTC · 12.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2)
1 35946U 09055A 26296.27033776 .00000107 00000-0 49751-4 0 09994
2 35946 98.4737 7.9504 0004194 184.8501 175.2647 14.37929635894054
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 35946U 09055A 26296.27033776 .00000107 00000-0 49751-4 0 09994
2 35946 98.4737 7.9504 0004194 184.8501 175.2647 14.37929635894054
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 8th 2009
Spacecraft age
17 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Maxar Technologies Inc.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Delta 2
Contractor
Ball Aerospace
Launch mass
2,800 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.4737°
Period
100.14 min
Perigee
762 km
Apogee
768 km
Eccentricity
0.0004194
RAAN
7.9504°
Arg of Perigee
184.8501°
Mean Motion
14.37929635 rev/d