Missing MH370: WorldView-2 - The satellite that could have found the plane

The WorldView-2, a satellite owned by US satellite company DigitalGlobe, could be the satellite that provided Australian authorities with the images that appear to show two objects that may be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. - PHOTO: DIGITALGLOBE

PETALING JAYA: The WorldView-2, a satellite owned by US satellite company DigitalGlobe, could be the satellite that provided Australian authorities with the images that appear to show two objects in the Indian Ocean 2500km south-west of Perth that may be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

The WorldView-2 was launched on Oct 8, 2009 and is among four others that the company owns. It provides imagery at a resolution of approximately 50cm and takes a new image of any place on earth every 1.1 days (1 day, 2 hours and 24 minutes).