WorldView-1 satellite

Operating at an altitude of 496 km, WorldView-1 has an average revisit time of 1,7 days and can collect over one million sq km per day of half-meter imagery. The satellite is also equipped with state of-the-art geolocation accuracy capabilities and exhibits stunning agility with rapid targeting and efficient in-track stereo collection.

Spacecraft design and mission details

Name	WorldView-1
Country	USA
Developer	Ball Aerospace, ITT Industries, Eastman Kodak, BAE systems, DigitalGlobe
Operator	DigitalGlobe
Launch vehicle	Delta II
Launch date	18 September 2007
Launch site	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Date of deactivation	-
Orbit: Type Altitude, km Inclination, deg.	Sun-synchronous 496 97,2
Mission duration, years	Planned: 7,25 years Elapsed: 11 years
Revisit frequency, days	1 – 3
Spacecraft dimensions, m	3,6 × 2,5
Power, W	3200
Mass, kg	2500

Collection scenarios:

• Long strip: 360 × 17,7 km
• Large Area Collect: 112 × 111 km
• Multiple Point Targets: 17,7 × 17,7 km
• Stereo Area Collect: 112 × 51 km

Products

Basic – Basic products are designed for customers with advanced image processing capabilities. These imagery products, when combined with supplied attitude, ephemeris, and camera model information, are suitable for advanced photogrammetric processing (for example, orthorectification). Each unique image in a Basic Product is processed individually; seamlines will be visible in products requiring multiple images to cover the area of interest.

Standard – Standard Imagery products are suitable for users requiring modest absolute accuracy and/or large area coverage. Users of Standard Imagery products usually possess enough image processing tools and knowledge to manipulate and exploit the imagery for a wide variety of applications.

Orthorectified – Ortho Ready Standard Stereo Imagery products are suitable for customers with a high level of image expertise and software that is capable of ingesting, processing and/or displaying stereo imagery. They are typically used to create Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) or for 3D feature extraction. Customers ordering stereo products who require a small area of interest (AOI) should order the Ortho Ready Standard Stereo Product while customers requiring large area coverage should opt for the Basic Stereo Product.

Basic Stereo Pair – Basic Stereo Pair Imagery products are suitable for customers with a high level of image expertise and who have software that is capable of ingesting, processing, and/or displaying stereo imagery. Basic Stereo Pair Imagery products are typically used to create Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) or for three-dimensional feature extraction. Basic Stereo Pair Imagery products are comprised of one or more pairs of Basic Images with 100% overlap over the customer’s Area of Interest (AOI). Stereo mates are collected on the same satellite orbit and with specific look angles in order to attain imagery appropriate for stereo viewing. 

Product	Basic	Standard	Orthorectified	Basic Stereo
Radiometric correction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Geometric correction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Georeferencing	Yes	Yes	-	-
Orthorectification	-	-	Yes	-
Horizontal accuracy (CE90%), m	6,5	6,5	1:50000-25,4 1:12000-10,2 1:5000-4,2 1:4800-4,1	6,5 (usually 4,0-5,5)
Vertical accuracy (LE90%), m	-	-	-	6,5 (usually 4,0-5,5)
Spectral bands	Panchromatic
Minimum order size, km2	230	Archive data – 25 New survey – 64	100	210
Maximum order size, km2	10000
Delivery formats	GeoTIFF 1.0, NITF 2.1 or NITF2.0

Applications:

• Creation and update of maps and plans;
• Creation of DTMs;
• Engineering survey for construction works of oil and gas facilities;
• Inventory of forests and forest management;
• Monitoring of the crops’ state, yield forecasting;
• Creation of maps for urban planning purposes;
• Emergency monitoring;
• Researches.

For cost calculation of the WorldView-1 imagery for your area of interest, send technical description of your proposal to: innoter@innoter.com. For consultations contact by the phone: +7 495 245-04-24