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WorldView-3 is the first multi-payload, super-spectral high-resolution commercial satellite.

The WorldView-3 was launched on August 13, 2014 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (USA), California. Operator - DigitalGlobe (USA).
Operating at an altitude of 617 km, WorldView-3 provides panchromatic imaging with a 31 cm resolution, multispectral imaging with 1.24 m resolution, short-wave infrared imaging with 3.7 m resolution and imaging in 30 m CAVIS resolution.
The satellite has an average revisit time of less than 1 day, and is capable of collecting up to 680,000 km² per day.

Technical Characteristics

Modes: PAN VNIR SWIR CAVIS
Spectral Range (µm): 0,45–0,80 0.40–0.45 (violet or coastal)
0.45–0.51 (blue)
0.51–0.58 (green)
0,585–0.625 (yellow)
0.63–0.69 (red)
0.705–0.745 (red-edge)
0.77–0.895 (near IR-1)
0.86–1.04 (near IR-2)
 
1.195–1.225 (SWIR-1)
1.550–1.590 (SWIR-2)
1.640–1.680 (SWIR-3)
1.710–1.750 (SWIR-4)
2.145–2.185 (SWIR-5)
2.185–2.225 (SWIR-6)
2.235–2.285 (SWIR-7)
2.295–2.365 (SWIR-8)
 
0,405–0,420 (Desert Clouds) 
0,459–0,509 (Aerosol-1) 
0,525–0,585 (Green) 
0,635–0,685 (Aerosol-2) 
0,845–0,885 (Water-1) 
0,897–0,927 (Water-2) 
0,930–0,965 (Water-3) 
1,220–1,252 (NDVI-SWIR) 
1,365–1,405 (Cirrus) 
1,620–1,680 (Snow) 
2,105–2,245 (Aerosol-3) 
2,105–2,245 (Aerosol-3)
Spatial resolution, m:
(at nadir/20° to nadir)
0,31/0,34 1,24/1,38 3,70/4,10 30
Radiometric Resolution: 11 bits / pixel 14 bits / pixel 11 bits / pixel
Swath Width: At nadir: 13.1 km
Revisit time (40° N): 1 m GSD: < 1.0 days
4.5 days at off-nadir 20° or less
 
Acquire Stereo-Pair:
Yes, from one pass