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WorldView-1, launched September 2007, is the first of our next-generation satellites—the most agile satellites ever flown commercially. The high-capacity, panchromatic imaging system features half-meter resolution imagery. Operating at an altitude of 496 kilometers, WorldView-1 has an average revisit time of 1.7 days and is capable of collecting over one million square kilometers per day of half-meter imagery. The satellite is also equipped with state-of-the-art geolocation accuracy capabilities and exhibits stunning agility with rapid targeting and efficient in-track stereo collection. |
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WorldView-2, launched October 2009, is the first high-resolution 8-band multispectral commercial satellite. Operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers, WorldView-2 provides 46 cm* panchromatic resolution and 1.85 meter* multispectral resolution. WorldView-2 has an average revisit time of 1.1 days and is capable of collecting up to 785,000 square kilometers (303,000 square miles) of 8-band imagery per day, greatly enhancing the DigitalGlobe multispectral collection capacity for more rapid and reliable collection.
The WorldView-2 system, offering incredible accuracy, agility, capacity and spectral diversity, allows DigitalGlobe to substantially expand its imagery product offerings to both commercial and government customers. |
FEATURES :
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WorldView-2 |
Very high resolution
- 50 cm panchromatic at nadir
- 55 cm GSD at 20° off-nadir
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Very high resolution
- 46 cm* panchromatic at nadir
- 52 cm at 20° off-nadir
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Industry-leading geolocation accuracy
- Ultra-stable platform, high-precision attitude sensors and GPS
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The most spectral diversity commercially available
- 1.85 m* resolution at nadir
- 4 standard colors: blue, green, red, near-IR1
- 4 new colors: coastal, yellow, red edge, and near-IR2
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Highest capacity over a broad range of collection types
- 17.7 km width imaging swath (wider than any competitor)
- Bi-directional scanning
- Rapid retargeting using Control Moment Gyros (>2x faster than any competitor)
- 2199 gigabits on-board storage
- 800 Mbps X-band data downlink
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High capacity over a broad range of
collection types
- 16.4 km width imaging swath (wider than any competitor)
- Bi-directional scanning
- Rapid retargeting using Control Moment Gyros (>2x faster than any competitor)
- 2199 gigabits on-board storage
- 800 Mbps X-band data downlink
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| Direct downlink to customer sites available using same high-speed 800 Mbps X-band downlink |
Direct downlink to customer sites available using same high-speed 800 Mbps X-band downlink |
World-class telescope
- High contrast (MTF) and signal to noise ratio
- Selectable Time Delay Integration (TDI) levels
- 11-bit dynamic range
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Industry-leading geolocation accuracy |
Frequent revisits at high resolution
- 1.7 days at 1 meter GSD or less
- 5.4 days at 20° off-nadir or less (55 cm GSD)
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Frequent revisits at high resolution
- 1.1 days at 1 m GSD or less
- 3.7 days at 20° off-nadir or less (52 cm GSD)
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