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	98.466°
Eccentricity	0.00056
RA ascending node	10.853 hr
Argument perigee	98.528°
Mean anomaly	261.654°
Orbital period	100.145 min
Epoch of osculation	29 Mar 2026, 05:03

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	768.5 km
Mean Altitude	772.5 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