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Aug 14, 2014
Launch of WorldView 3 on Atlas V 401 from Vandenberg
A commercial satellite, WorldView 3, was successfully launched today, August 13th 2014 at 18:30 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a Atlas V 401 rocket.
This was the 48th launch of an Atlas V rocket. WorldView 3 is an Earth imaging satellite with an ability to see an object as small as 31cm for the American company Digital Globe. This will be the most powerful commercial Earth imaging satellite in orbit.
Launch of WorldView 3 on Atlas V 401 from Vandenberg
WorldView-3 will enhance Digital Globe’s industry-leading constellation and will further support customers across a variety of industries, such as agriculture, mining, and oil and gas. For more information about the WorldView-3 satellite, visit http://worldview3.digitalglobe.com/.
WorldView-3 satellite
WorldView-3 will be the 10th of 15 planned missions ULA is slated to launch in 2014, and ULA's 86th since the company formed in 2006.
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V is provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services.
For more information about United Launch Alliance (ULA). visit: http://www.ulalaunch.com
Images, Video, Text, Credits: ULA / Digital Globe.
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