WorldView-2 Satellite Capabilities
A Very High Resolution Earth Observation Satellite
About the WorldView-2 Satellite
WorldView-2 is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite capturing imagery at 46 cm panchromatic and 1.84 m multispectral resolution. It features eight spectral bands, providing enhanced spectral diversity for applications such as vegetation monitoring and land classification. With agile tasking and a revisit time of approximately 1.1 days, it enables frequent and responsive image collection over areas of interest.
Launched in 2009, WorldView-2 is operated by Vantor (Formerly Maxar Technologies). It supports a broad range of industries including mining and exploration, government, agriculture, coastal science and environmental monitoring. With a wide 16.4km swath and daily collection capacity of up to 975,000 km², WorldView-2 is ideal for regional scale satellite analysis. WorldView-2’s spectral capabilities and revisit frequency offer critical insights for change detection, land resource monitoring, and planning across commercial and government sectors.
Frequent revisits
WorldView-2 revisits any location on Earth every 1.1 days.
Swath width
The satellite has a nadir swath width of 16.4 km.
Accuracy
Achieve 5m geolocation accuracy allowing for precise mapping.
Key Features and Benefits of the WorldView-2 Satellite
- Increased spectral bands provide unique opportunities for remote sensing analysis of various areas, including vegetation, coastal environments, agriculture, and geology.
- Improved agility, accuracy, and stereo capability.
- Captures 8-band multispectral satellite imagery with sub-metre resolution for detailed remote sensing analysis.
- 16.4 km swath width at nadir.
