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Old 18-September-2007, 07:32 PM
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Boeing Launch Services Worldview 1

About 4 minutes to launch.

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The WorldView-1 satellite is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. WorldView-1 is the first of two new next-generation satellites DigitalGlobe, a leader in the global commercial Earth imagery and geospatial information market, plans to launch. Boeing Launch Services has been contracted to provide the end-to-end launch services for DigitalGlobe.

For the live webcast of the launch, please revisit this page on September 18; the launch program will begin at 11:15am PT, with the launch window opening at 11:35am and closing at 11:49am PT. You may need to refresh your browser at that time.
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Liftoff

Looking good

6 miles down range

mach 1

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main engine cutoff

looking good

separation
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2nd stage lit, good burn

fairing jettisoned

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81 miles alt

12000 mph

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Next major event 2nd stage cutoff 1. SECO 1. Now coasts in orbit for about 50 minutes.

Looks like a good launch. Replays available at link above for 24 hours.

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DigitalGlobe® was founded in 1992 as an Earth imaging and information company. That same year, it was the first company ever to receive a high-resolution commercial remote sensing license from the U.S. Government under the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act. With the launch of its QuickBird satellite in October 2001, DigitalGlobe became the world’s highest resolution commercial satellite imagery provider. Today, DigitalGlobe employs more than 300 people and is leading the industry into the next generation of commercial satellite imaging with the planned launch of its WorldView system.
See Universe Today topic: Google Maps are Going to Get Better After Today's Satellite Launch
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Additional information on this launch, the 75th success in a row for the Delta II, may be found here.
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I found out yesterday that my company designed and built a lot of the major avionic components for the satellite. I already knew we build avionics for the launch vehicle (every Delta II, III, IV), but I didn't know we built components for the payload, as well. Cool stuff.
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