WorldView-2 Launch: Earth-Imaging Satellite into orbit

[via boeing.com: WorldView-2 Earth-Imaging Satellite]
Boeing through its commercial launch business is supporting the launch of DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite aboard a Delta II rocket procured from United Launch Alliance (ULA). The launch is scheduled for Oct. 8 at 11:38 a.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg, AFB, Calif.

WorldView-2 is the first high-resolution 8-band multispectral satellite commercially available. The new bands support greater levels of feature identification and extraction, more accurate change detection, and a realistic mirror image of the world’s natural colors.