--- title: DigitalGlobe Prepares Launch of Satellite With High-Resolution Imaging description: DigitalGlobe's new satellite provides images with higher resolution than the federal government currently allows canonical: https://time.com/98510/satellite-digitalglobe-worldview-3-photo/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-14T00:50:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:49:17.349Z article:section: Science og:title: DigitalGlobe Prepares Launch of Satellite With High-Resolution Imaging og:description: DigitalGlobe's new satellite provides images with higher resolution than the federal government currently allows og:url: https://time.com/98510/satellite-digitalglobe-worldview-3-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3a0f9057d88e780/69868f32adae440620543100/worldview-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5499 og:image:height: 3093 og:image:alt: A technician wearing a clean suit runs tests on WorldView-3, a new high-resolution imaging satellite owned by commercial satellite company DigitalGlobe, at Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: DigitalGlobe Prepares Launch of Satellite With High-Resolution Imaging twitter:description: DigitalGlobe's new satellite provides images with higher resolution than the federal government currently allows twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3a0f9057d88e780/69868f32adae440620543100/worldview-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # High-Res Imaging Satellite Prepped for Launch > Sponsored content. 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A technician wearing a clean suit runs tests on WorldView-3, a new high-resolution imaging satellite owned by commercial satellite company DigitalGlobe, at Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Brennan Linsley—AP  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney May 14, 2014 12:50 AM UTC A commercial satellite company is [performing final tests](http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4abc9520f1724f148bf75cfd0d0a5e57/CO--DigitalGlobe-New-Satellite) on its new high-resolution imaging satellite in advance of an August launch date, officials said Tuesday. DigitalGlobe and satellite builder Ball Aerospace Corp. displayed WorldView-3 at a facility in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. The satellite will launch sometime on Aug. 13 or 14 aboard the Atlas 5 rocket at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. From its location 383 miles above earth, the new satellite will be able to capture images of objects as small as 1 ft. across, although government regulations do not allow the company to sell footage with resolution finer than approximately 20 in. Walter Scott, the founder and chief technical officer of the company, said DigitalGlobe can offer a 16-in. resolution and is hoping to get federal approval to sell those images. DigitalGlobe, which provides images for both private clients and government agencies, has five satellites currently in orbit. \[[_The Republic_](http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4abc9520f1724f148bf75cfd0d0a5e57/CO--DigitalGlobe-New-Satellite)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/98510/satellite-digitalglobe-worldview-3-photo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/98510/satellite-digitalglobe-worldview-3-photo/"},"headline":"High-Res Imaging Satellite Prepped for Launch","datePublished":"2014-05-14T00:50:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:49:17.349Z","description":"DigitalGlobe's new satellite, WorldView-3, which is slated to launch in August, will be able to capture images of objects that are just 1 ft. in size while in orbit. 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