GeoEye-1
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GeoEye-1 is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite owned by Maxar Technologies (formerly DigitalGlobe), launched in September 2008. The satellite was acquired in the 2013 purchase of GeoEye.
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Names | OrbView-5 |
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Mission type | Earth observation |
Operator | Maxar Technologies (formerly GeoEye) |
COSPAR ID | 2008-042A |
SATCAT no. | 33331 |
Mission duration | Planned: 7 years[1] Elapsed: 15 years, 8 months, 11 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SA-200HP[2] |
Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
Launch mass | 1,955 kg (4,310 lb)[3] |
Payload mass | 452 kg (996 lb)[3] |
Dimensions | 4.35 × 2.7 m (14.3 × 8.9 ft) (arrays stowed)[3] |
Power | 3,862 watts[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 6 September 2008, 18:50:57 (2008-09-06UTC18:50:57) UTC[4] |
Rocket | Delta II 7420-10, D-335[4] |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W[4] |
Contractor | Boeing / United Launch Alliance[5] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Semi-major axis | 7,057 km (4,385 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.000879 |
Perigee altitude | 673 km (418 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 685 km (426 mi) |
Inclination | 98.12 degrees |
Period | 98.34 minutes |
RAAN | 347.09 degrees |
Argument of perigee | 221.37 degrees |
Epoch | 30 September 2018, 16:31:21 UTC[6] |
Main telescope | |
Diameter | 1.1 m (3.6 ft)[7] |
Focal length | 13.3 m (44 ft)[7] |
Resolution | Panchromatic: 41 cm (16 in) Multispectral: 165 cm (65 in) |
Transponders | |
Bandwidth | X band: 150 or 740 Mbps[7] |
DigitalGlobe fleet |
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