WorldView-3 30cm Global High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
WorldView-3, having successfully launched on August 14, 2014, is the world’s first super-spectral, high-resolution commercial satellite. SWIR bands penetrate haze, fog, smog, dust and smoke and the spectral diversity enables new imagery applications.
With an average revisit time of <1 day, WorldView-3 is capable of collecting up to 680,000 km2 per day. WorldView-3 provides 31 cm panchromatic resolution, 1.24 m multispectral resolution, 3.7 m short wave infrared resolution and 30 m CAVIS resolution.
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WorldView-3 satellite successfully launched August 13, 2014; 30cm Satellite Imagery and SWIR Available.
WorldView-3 Satellite Specifications
WorldView-3 Panchromatic Imaging Mode
Sensor Bands
450 – 800 nm
Sensor Resolution
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
Panchromatic Nadir
20° Off -Nadir
0.31 m
0.34 m
Swath Width
13.1 km at nadir
Off-Nadir Imaging
Nominally +/- 45 degrees off-nadir
Higher angles selectively available
Higher angles selectively available
Dynamic Range
11-bits per pixel Pan and MS; 14-bits per pixel SWIR
Mission Life
7.25 years
Revisit Time
<1.0 day at 1m GSD 4.5 days at
20 degrees off-nadir or less
20 degrees off-nadir or less
Orbital Altitude
717 km
Nodal Crossing
10:30 am
Geolocation Accuracy(CE90)
Predicted <3.5 m CE90 without ground control
WorldView-3 Panchromatic Imaging Mode
Sensor Bands
Coastal: 400 – 450 nm
Blue: 450 – 510 nm
Green: 510 – 580 nm
Yellow: 585 – 625 nm
Red: 630 – 690 nm
Red Edge: 705 – 745 nm
Near-IR1: 770 – 895 nm
Near-IR2: 860 – 1040 nm
Sensor Resolution
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
Multispectral Nadir
20° Off -Nadir
1.24 m
1.38 m
Swath Width
13.1 km at nadir
Off-Nadir Imaging
Nominally +/- 45 degrees off-nadir
Higher angles selectively available
Higher angles selectively available
Dynamic Range
11-bits per pixel Pan and MS; 14-bits per pixel SWIR
Mission Life
7.25 years
Revisit Time
<1.0 day at 1m GSD 4.5 days at
20 degrees off-nadir or less
20 degrees off-nadir or less
Orbital Altitude
717 km
Nodal Crossing
10:30 am
Geolocation Accuracy(CE90)
Predicted <3.5 m CE90 without ground control
WorldView-3 SWIR Bands
SWIR Sensor Bands
8 SWIR Bands:
(Short Wave Infrared)
(Short Wave Infrared)
SWIR-1: 1195 – 1225 nm
SWIR-2: 1550 – 1590 nm
SWIR-3: 1640 – 1680 nm
SWIR-4: 1710 – 1750 nm
SWIR-5: 2145 – 2185 nm
SWIR-6: 2185 – 2225 nm
SWIR-7: 2235 – 2285 nm
SWIR-8: 2295 – 2365 nm
SWIR-2: 1550 – 1590 nm
SWIR-3: 1640 – 1680 nm
SWIR-4: 1710 – 1750 nm
SWIR-5: 2145 – 2185 nm
SWIR-6: 2185 – 2225 nm
SWIR-7: 2235 – 2285 nm
SWIR-8: 2295 – 2365 nm
Sensor Resolution
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
SWIR Nadir
20° Off -Nadir
20° Off -Nadir
3.70 m
4.10 m
4.10 m
WorldView-3 CAVIS Bands
CAVIS Sensor Bands
12 CAVIS Bands:
(Clouds, Aerosol, Vapor, Ice, Snow)
(Clouds, Aerosol, Vapor, Ice, Snow)
Desert Clouds: 405 – 420 nm
Aerosol-1: 459 – 509 nm
Green: 525 – 585 nm
Aerosol-2: 635 – 685 nm
Water-1: 845 – 885 nm
Water-2: 897 – 927 nm
Water-3: 930 – 965 nm
NDVI-SWIR: 1220 – 1252 nm
Cirrus: 1365 – 1405 nm
Snow: 1620 – 1680 nm
Aerosol-1: 2105 – 2245 nm
Aerosol-2: 2105 – 2245 nm
Aerosol-1: 459 – 509 nm
Green: 525 – 585 nm
Aerosol-2: 635 – 685 nm
Water-1: 845 – 885 nm
Water-2: 897 – 927 nm
Water-3: 930 – 965 nm
NDVI-SWIR: 1220 – 1252 nm
Cirrus: 1365 – 1405 nm
Snow: 1620 – 1680 nm
Aerosol-1: 2105 – 2245 nm
Aerosol-2: 2105 – 2245 nm
Sensor Resolution
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
(or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean)
CAVIS Nadir
30.00 m
