GeoEye-1
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GeoEye-1 is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite owned by Vantor (formerly DigitalGlobe), launched on September 6, 2008. The satellite was acquired in the 2013 purchase of GeoEye.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.auto
- all
- Spaceflight.name
- GeoEye-1
- Spaceflight.names_list
- OrbView-5
- Spaceflight.image
- Launch of Delta II rocket carrying GeoEye-1 (080906-F-5195D-002).jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Launch of Delta II rocket carrying GeoEye-1
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Earth observation
- Spaceflight.operator
- Vantor
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2008-042A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 33331
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 7 years Elapsed:
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- SA-200HP
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- General Dynamics
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- (arrays stowed)
- Spaceflight.power
- 3,862 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- {} UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Delta II 7420-10, D-335
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Vandenberg SLC-2W
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- BoeingUnited Launch Alliance
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Specifications and operation
- 2009 anomaly
- See also
- References
- External links
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GeoEye-1 is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite owned by Vantor (formerly DigitalGlobe), launched on September 6, 2008. The satellite was acquired in the 2013 purchase of GeoEye.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GeoEye-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.