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United Launch AllianceDelta II 7920-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WorldView-2
Launched
October 8, 2009 · 18:51 UTC
Summary
WorldView-2 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 8, 2009 at 18:51 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 34th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,012th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Delta II 7920-10C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WorldView-2, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 766 × 774 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 18 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7920-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Delta II 7920-10C flight · 3rd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 34th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,012th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WorldView-2 · NORAD 35946 · 2009-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 18 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-055A
- Epoch
- 2009-10-08 19:51:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.38660024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005544
- Inclination
- 98.5869°
- Ascending node
- 354.653°
- Arg. of perigee
- 252.4796°
- Mean anomaly
- 108.617°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
18 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 16 debris; 2 still in orbit
- WorldView-2 · NORAD 35946 · in orbit
Delta 345 · re-entered March 11, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A commercial earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
84th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 639th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 8, 11:51 AM PDT, in daylight
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
155 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did WorldView-2 launch?
WorldView-2 launched on October 8, 2009 at 18:51 UTC.
Where can I watch WorldView-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched WorldView-2?
Delta II 7920-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7920-10C spec sheet
Where did WorldView-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Oct 8, 11:51 AM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did WorldView-2 reach?
WorldView-2, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 766 × 774 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did WorldView-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).