WorldView-1

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The WorldView-1 satellite was launched on September 18, 2007 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This is a high capacity satellite and has a panchromatic imaging system. It has a 0.5 meter resolution and can capture 750,000 square meters of imagery per day. The satellite is also equipped with state-of-the-art geo location technology and has a rapid targeting system. Worldview-1 orbits the Earth at 496 kilometers above the surface and has a sun-synchronous orbit. It has 1.7 day revisit time and has an orbit time of 94.6 minutes.

This WorldView-1 satellite image was captured as a rocket was fired from the Taepodong complex in North Korea.

The Azadi Tower, a symbol originally built to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, was the site of numerous protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election. This panchromatic WorldView-1 satellite image was captured on June 24, 2009.