Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer

This is a 1:4 scale model of DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 remote sensing satellite. Launched in August 2014, it is the first commercial multi-payload, super-spectral, high-resolution satellite. The best resolution obtainable is about 10 inches in black and white. It can revisit targets in less than one day and can image up to 688,000 square kilometers (265,000 square miles) daily. The imagery is used for numerous civilian applications. Additionally, U.S. defense and intelligence agencies purchase it to help meet their requirements.

David Gianakos built the model and DigitalGlobe donated it to the museum.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS Manufacturer David P. Gianakos
 Dimensions Approximate: 144.8 × 119.4 × 123.2cm, 29.5kg (57 × 47 × 48 1/2 in., 65lb.)
 Materials Concrete, plywood, paint, mylar, paper, adhesive, white metal
 Inventory Number T20140073001 Credit Line Gift of DigitalGlobe Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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