WorldView-2

WorldView-2, which was released on October 8, 2009, gathers imagery with eight spectral bands spanning 975,000 km² every day.

About

Maxar’s WorldView-2 was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on October 8, 2009, and was declared fully operational on January 6, 2010. With the capacity to collect up to 975,000 km² of imagery per day, it offers unsurpassed accuracy, agility, capacity, and spectral diversity. WorldView-2 is unique in that it captures high-resolution imagery with eight spectral bands, compared to the usual four-band satellite range.

Features and Benefits

Increased spectral bands provide unique opportunities for remote sensing analysis of various areas, including vegetation, coastal environments, agriculture, and geology
Improved agility, accuracy, and stereo capability
8-band multispectral imagery with sub-meter resolution
16.4 km swath width at nadir.

Frequent revisits

WorldView-2 revisits any location on Earth every 3 days.

Swath width

The satellite has a nadir swath width of 16.4km.

Accuracy

Achieve 3m geolocation accuracy allowing for stereo capability.

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Provider
Maxar Technologies
Satellites
1
Resolution
Panchromatic: 50cm GSD
Swath width
16.4km at nadir
Accuracy
5m CE90 at nadir 40cm with suitable ground control
Bands
Panchromatic: 450-800 nm Coastal: 400-450 nm Blue: 450-510 nm Green: 510-580 nm Yellow: 585-625 nm Red: 630-690 nm Red Edge: 705-745 nm Near Infrared 1: 770-895 nm Near Infrared 2: 860-1040 nm
Stereo available
Yes
Coverage
Up to 975,000 km² per day
Altitude
770 km