A World to View
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DigitalGlobe’s latest high-resolution satellite, WorldView-2, achieved full operational capability on January 4, 2010.
Successfully launched on October 8, 2009, WorldView-2 produced the first set of images within 11 days after launch. The satellite completed its commissioning process on January 4, enabling DigitalGlobe to begin taking orders today for WorldView-2 imagery from its global resellers, partners and customers.
“We are extremely pleased that WorldView-2 will reach full operational capability as planned, approximately 90 days after the October 8 launch,” said Jill Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of DigitalGlobe. “Timeliness is becoming ever more important to our customers.
“The combination of WorldView-2’s collection capacity and daily revisit capabilities, coupled with the ready availability of the most current and complete coverage of the globe provided by our ImageLibrary, enables DigitalGlobe to deliver imagery faster to our customers. In addition, WorldView-2’s eight-band multispectral capabilities will offer industry-leading image quality providing for new and enhanced applications and services such as feature identification and change detection,” Smith continued.
WorldView-2 collects multispectral imagery at 1.8 meter resolution and panchromatic imagery at 0.46 meters. The additional multispectral band capability provides more spectral information, supporting improved levels of analysis. In addition, WorldView-2 is capable of direct tasking and direct downlink to support an even broader base of customers demanding rapid dissemination of satellite imagery. ♦
