As we sent WorldView-3 up to begin capturing more images of the earth, we’re proud that WorldView-1 was able to witness the “birth” of its newest sibling.
Last Friday, we were thrilled to have Time.com be the first to share the news of DigitalGlobe’s sequence of images turned to a GIF, thanks Time!
Updated 8/21/2014
In addition to WorldView-1, which enabled us to capture a view of WorldView-3’s Atlas V launch vehicle from above as it climbed up through the atmosphere, we also had WorldView-2 looking at the launch from a greater distance (about 2000 miles) and a more oblique angle. We wanted to share this image that show the launch of WorldView-3 from the side, as it climbed up through 84,000 feet, where it was traveling at almost 1700 mph.
