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	98.475°
Eccentricity	0.00055
RA ascending node	18.350 hr
Argument perigee	115.465°
Mean anomaly	244.710°
Orbital period	100.145 min
Epoch of osculation	21 Jul 2026, 06:15

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	768.6 km
Mean Altitude	772.6 km
Peak Altitude	776.5 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