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WORLDVIEW-1 (WV-1)
Very High Resolution Imaging · DigitalGlobe (now Maxar)
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The first WorldView satellite proved the commercial industry could match military reconnaissance capability. At 50 cm panchromatic resolution — sharp enough to distinguish a sedan from a truck — it changed the economics of Earth observation forever and could collect over 290,000 square miles of imagery per day. The satellite that made 'commercial satellite intelligence' a serious phrase.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 307–309 mi (495–497 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.4 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 32060
- Int’l designator
- 2007-041A
- Launched
- 2007
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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