WorldView-3 Mission

Objectives and Applications

An imaging and environment monitoring satellite.It is very similar to WorldView-2 but positioned in a lower orbit.

Mission Summary

Full Name
WorldView-3
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Maxar
Launch Date
13 Aug 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
Aug 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
617 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

WV110 - WorldView-110 Camera

Mission Measurements

Featured Datasets

WorldView Full Archive and Tasking
Jan-2007
The WorldView series consists of 4 high resolution commercial Earth imaging satellites owned by Maxar and distributed by European Space Imaging (EUSI). The overall objective is to meet the growing commercial demand for highresolution satellite imagery. ESA offers access to worldwide WorldView data (both archived and new acquisitions) via the TPM scheme. - Read more
WorldView ESA Archive
Jan-2007
The WorldView series consists of 4 high resolution commercial Earth imaging satellites owned by Maxar and distributed by European Space Imaging (EUSI). The overall objective is to meet the growing commercial demand for highresolution satellite imagery. The collection is composed by the copy of optical products requested by ESA supported projects over their areas of interest around the world, and access is provided via the TPM scheme. - Read more