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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WorldView-3
Launched
August 13, 2014
Summary
WorldView-3 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 13, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 88th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,399th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Atlas V 401 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). WorldView-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 619 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 24th Atlas V 401 flight · 5th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 88th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,399th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WorldView-3 · NORAD 40115 · 2014-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-048A
- Epoch
- 2014-08-13 20:02:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.85980154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002094
- Inclination
- 97.985°
- Ascending node
- 295.7785°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.3799°
- Mean anomaly
- 240.7823°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- WorldView-3 · NORAD 40115 · in orbit
Centaur AV-047 · left Earth orbit August 14, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
WorldView-3 is a commercial Earth observation satellite, providing panchromatic, multispectre and infra-red imagery.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 2nd this year · 659th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did WorldView-3 launch?
WorldView-3 launched on August 13, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch WorldView-3?
Coverage: [FULL WEBCAST] ULA Atlas V Launches WorldView 3 For DigitalGlobe. Watch the replay
What rocket launched WorldView-3?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did WorldView-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did WorldView-3 reach?
WorldView-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 619 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did WorldView-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).