Satellite characteristics
Launch Date - End 17 September 2007 -
Status Operational
Orbit type Sun synchronous
Altitude 496
Orbit inclination 97.2
Equatorial crossing time 13:30:00
Orbit period 94.6
Satellite family: Digital Globe - MDA Constellation
DigitalGlobe is an American supplier of very high-resolution commercial satellite imagery. DigitalGlobe owns and operates a fleet of Earth imaging satellites including IKONOS, Quickbird, GeoEye-1 and WorldView 1,2,3 and the recently launched WorldView 4 capable of seeing objects as small as 30 cm.On February 2017, DigitalGlobe has agreed to combine with MDA, the Canadian radar, telecommunications, and imagery corporation.
With IKONOS, a new era of 1m spatial resolution imagery began for spaceborne instruments in the field of civil Earth observation. IKONOS-2 was the world’s first commercial satellite to collect panchromatic images with 80 cm resolution and multispectral imagery with 3.2 meter resolution. It was decommissioned in March 2015 ending a 15 year mission life.
Sensor characteristics
Sensor name | WV60 (WorldView-60 camera) |
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Sensor short description | |
Sensor type | Imaging radiometer (Vis/IR) |
Resolution class | Submetric |
Swath width (at nadir) | 17 km |
Revisit frequency | 2 days |
Max look angle | 20 ° |