[October 08, 2009] BRIEF: Longmont company's satellite to launch today Tweet Oct 08, 2009 (Daily Camera - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Longmont-based DigitalGlobe Inc. plans to launch its next-generation satellite, WorldView-2, midday today. The satellite, which will have the ability to capture up to three times the Earth's landmass on a yearly basis, has a launch window from 12:38 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The eight-band multi-spectral satellite is launching on a Boeing Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. To watch the launch live starting at 12:15 p.m., click here. To see more of the Daily Camera, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.thedailycamera.com./ Copyright (c) 2009, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]