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WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2)

WORLDVIEW-2 (WV-2) is an object launched in 2009 in a low earth orbit, between 763 and 768 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 100 minutes, about 14.4 times a day, on a path tilted 98.5° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

763-768 km

One orbit

100 min

Inclination

98.5°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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