Dragonette

Wyvern’s Dragonette hyperspectral satellites capture the Earth’s surface in up to 32 spectral bands across the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) range with a 5.3-meter spatial resolution at nadir. This enables the detection of unique chemical and physical properties invisible to the human eye, making Dragonette ideal for applications such as wildfire detection, food security and environmental monitoring.

Wyvern offers flexible licensing, multiple delivery options, as well as customizable plans to meet specific project requirements.

Up to 32 spectral bands in VNIR range

5.3 meter spatial resolution at nadir

Flexible tasking options

Cloud cover policy of <20% for new tasking orders

WorldView-3 Specs

Launch Information

Date: September 18, 2007
Launch Vehicle: Delta 7920 (9 strap-ons)
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Orbit

Orbit

Altitude: 617 km
Type: Sun synchronous, 10:30 am descending node
Period: 97 min

spacecraft size

Spacecraft Size, Mass and Power

Size: 5.7 m (18.7 ft) tallx2.5 m (8 ft) across
7.1 m (23 ft) across deployed solar arrays
Mass: 2800 kg (6200 lbs)
Power: 3.1 kW solar array, 100 Ahr battery

Sensor bands

Sensor Bands

Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
8 Multispectral: 397-1039 nm
8 SWIR Bands: 1184-2373 nm
12 CAVIS Bands: 405-2245 nm

Sensor Resolution

Sensor Resolution

Panchromatic nadir: 0.31 m
20 degrees off-nadir: 0.34 m
Multispectral nadir: 1.24 m
20 degrees off-nadir: 1.38 m
SWIR nadir: 3.70 m
20 degrees off-nadir: 4.10 m
CAVIS nadir: 30.00 m

Dynamic Range

Dynamic Range

11-bits per pixel pan and MS; 14-bits per pixel SWIR

Swath

Swath Width

At nadir: 13.1 km

Attitude

Attitude Determination & Control

Type: 3-axis Stabilized
Actuators: Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)
Sensors: Star trackers, precision IRU, GPS

Point accuracy

Pointing Accuracy & Knowledge

Accuracy: <500 m at image start/stop
Knowledge: Supports geolocation accuracy below

Retargeting

Retargeting Agility

Time to slew 200 km: 12 sec

Max Contiguous

Onboard Storage

2199 GB solid state with EDAC

Communications

Communications

Image & ancillary data: 800 and 1200 mbps X-band
Housekeeping: 4, 16, 32, or 64 kbps real time, 524 kbps stored, X-band
Command: 2 or 64 kbps S-band

Max Contiguous

Max Contiguous Area Collected in a Single Pass (30° off-nadir)

Mono: 66.5 kmx112 km (5 strips)
Stereo: 26.6 kmx112 km (2 pairs)

Revist

Revisit Frequency (at 40°N Latitude)

1 m GSD: <1.0 day
4.5 days at 20 degrees off-nadir or less

Geolocation

Geolocation
Accuracy (CE90)

Predicted <3.5 m CE90 without ground control

capacity

Capacity

680,000 sq km per day

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