Launch Details

Launched	7 October 2009
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Earth Resources Active satellites
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	35946
COSPAR ID	2009-055A
Alternative names	WV-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.474°
Eccentricity	0.00031
RA ascending node	14.881 hr
Argument perigee	276.798°
Mean anomaly	83.286°
Orbital period	100.143 min
Epoch of osculation	29 May 2026, 12:21

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	770.2 km
Mean Altitude	772.5 km
Peak Altitude	774.7 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB WORLDVIEW-2 DEB