Atlas V 401
SuccessWorldView-4 · United Launch Alliance
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 18:30 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 18:30 UTC – Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 18:45 UTC
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
WorldView-4
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
WorldView-4 is a commercial Earth observation satellite to be launched into sun-synchronous orbit. It is operated by DigitalGlobe, which provides imagery for customers such as NASA and Google Earth/Maps. Satellite is to deliver high-quality imagery, with a resolution of up to 31 cm in panchromatic mode, and a resolution of 1.24 m in multispectral mode. To be launched along with the satellite are 7 cubesats. These are tasked with testing various technologies, from data relay and radiation study to a new ion propulsion system.
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