WorldView 2, 3

WorldView 2 [DigitalGlobe]

WorldView 2 is an eart observation satellite operating at an altitude of 770 kilometers. WorldView II will enable DigitalGlobe to offer half-meter panchromatic resolution and 1.8-meter multispectral resolution. The WorldView 2 system will allow DigitalGlobe to substantially expand its imagery product offerings to both commercial and international customers with a more commercially desirable, higher performance product. Added spectral diversity will provide the ability to perform precise change detection and mapping. WorldView II will incorporate the industry standard four multispectral bands (red, blue, green and near-infrared) and will also include four new bands (coastal, yellow, red edge, and near-infrared 2).

The WorldView 2 telescope will have a 110-cm aperture and fly at a higher altitude of 770 km. It will provide the same panchromatic half-meter resolution imagery as WorldView 1, in addition to 1.8-meter multispectral resolution imagery.

In August 2010 a mostly identical WolrdView 3 was ordered for launch in 2014.