Worldview-1
Mission and sensor parameters
Launched on the 18 September 2007, Worldview-1 is an operational earth imaging satellite which is part of the WorldView constellation (QuickBird, WorldView-1/-2/-3/-4 and GeoEye-1 satellites) and is owned by Maxar Technologies Ltd in the United States. Worldview-1 offers only panchromatic products. In the International Charter, Worldview-1 data is gathered via VHR data provisioning of USGS (act as mission Owner in the Charter Governance).
Mission parameters
Table 1 provides a summary of the Worldview-1 mission.
| Parameter | Specifications |
|---|---|
| EO Mission | Worldview-1 |
| Providing agency | MAXAR |
| Charter owner agency | USGS |
| Date of launch | 2007-09-18 |
| Temporal coverage | 2007-10-01 - present |
| Mission status | On Going |
| Mission Life Expected | 10-12 years |
| Orbit Type | Sun-synchronous |
| Equator crossing Time | 10:30 AM descending node |
| Orbit Height | 496 km |
| Orbit Period | 95 min |
| Revisit Frequency | 1.7 days (average) |
| Nominal Swath Width | 17.7 km at nadir |
Sensor specifications
Below specifications of the WorldView-60 camera (WV60) optical earth observation sensor on board the Worldview-1 platform.
| Parameter | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Imager Type | Pushbroom, 35,000 detector array |
| Imaging Mode | PAN |
| Pan spectral range | 400 - 900 nm |
| Resolution | Very High Resolution - O-VHR (0 - 1m) |
| GSD | 50 cm at nadir |
| Dynamic Range | 11-bits per pixel |
Ingested format
Information extracted from product annotation included in the STAC item of a Worldview-1 dataset have a similar structure to the Worldview-3 one available here.
Product Calibration
For Worldview-1 products calibration refer to the Optical Products Calibration (OPT-Calib) service and the calibration sheet available here.