Latitude
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WORLDVIEW-2
NORAD 35946 · COSPAR 2009-055A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #89710 @ 763 x 769 km x 98.4734 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-13 11:52 UTC · 16.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2)
1 35946U 09055A 26317.49453479 .00000143 00000-0 61986-4 0 09992
2 35946 98.4734 28.8760 0004654 124.7366 235.4259 14.37780360897107
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 35946U 09055A 26317.49453479 .00000143 00000-0 61986-4 0 09992
2 35946 98.4734 28.8760 0004654 124.7366 235.4259 14.37780360897107
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 8th 2009
Spacecraft age
17 years, 1 months
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
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.4734°
Period
100.15 min
Perigee
763 km
Apogee
769 km
Eccentricity
0.0004654
RAAN
28.876°
Arg of Perigee
124.7366°
Mean Motion
14.3778036 rev/d