DigitalGlobe Satellites

State-of-the-Art Means Accurate Imagery

DigitalGlobe satellite imaging technology is state-of-the-art. The geospatial data we capture provides clients with the highest resolution, most accurate satellite imagery in the world.

*Imagery sold to commercial customers will be resampled to .50-meter resolution based on DigitalGlobe’s operating license with NOAA.

The DigitalGlobe Constellation

We own and operate a constellation of Earth-imaging satellites and an international network of ground stations. These resources, coupled with our vast imagery archive and advanced imagery-processing capabilities, allow us to offer a broad spectrum of imagery products.

The satellites in our constellation are GeoEye-1 and IKONOS. IKONOS is the world’s first sub-meter high resolution satellite to collect panchromatic images with 1-meter resolution and multispectral imagery with 4-meter resolution.

Satellite Imaging Expertise

Continuing the legacy of DigitalGlobe’s leadership in satellite imaging expertise, we are in the process of developing a new satellite, GeoEye-2. When operational in 2013, GeoEye-2 will surpass the performance of GeoEye-1 in resolution, capacity, and agility. With GeoEye-1 and GeoEye-2 working together as a constellation, we will be able to support the mission and business applications of our clients by optimizing our capacity to collect and access sub 50 cm imagery.

GeoEye-2

Once launched and fully operational, GeoEye-2 will become the world’s highest resolution commercial satellite. Highly accurate satellite imagery is especially vital today during times of global crisis because client success and security demand a faster delivery of current imagery and a quicker, more discerning response to change. With 34-centimeter* resolution imagery, GeoEye-2 will provide cost-effective, increased coverage and easier access for intelligence analysts, warfighters, map producers, and commercial customers. This new satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, will feature significant enhancements, including increased tasking capabilities, the ability to collect more imagery at a faster rate, and a new ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems camera.

GeoEye-2 Attributes & Capabilities (Click to enlarge)

*Imagery sold to commercial customers will be resampled to .50-meter resolution based on DigitalGlobe’s operating license with NOAA.

Learn more about GeoEye-2 capabilities, development milestones, and the 2013 launch

GeoEye-1

Mapping, monitoring, and measuring the Earth’s surface is our expertise at DigitalGlobe, and with GeoEye-1, we set the standard for sub-half meter high resolution commercial satellite imagery. GeoEye-1, the highest resolution and most advanced commercial imaging satellite in the world, offers unprecedented spatial resolution. It creates this accuracy by simultaneously acquiring 0.41-meter* panchromatic and 1.65-meter multispectral imagery. The satellite can collect up to 700,000 square kilometers of panchromatic imagery per day (and up to 350,000 square kilometers of pan-sharpened multispectral imagery). And because of GeoEye-1’s detail and geospatial accuracy, it can be used to collect imagery in every commercial and government market sector. Due to U.S. Government licensing, commercial customers will receive .50-meter color imagery.

GeoEye-1 Imaging & Collection Specifications (Click to enlarge)

*Imagery sold to commercial customers will be resampled to .50-meter resolution based on DigitalGlobe’s operating license with NOAA.

IKONOS

IKONOS is the world’s first sub-meter high resolution commercial satellite to collect black-and-white (panchromatic) images with 0.82-meter resolution and multispectral imagery with 4-meter resolution. Imagery from the panchromatic and multispectral sensors can be merged to create 0.82-meter color imagery (pan-sharpened). To date, IKONOS has collected more than 300 million square kilometers of imagery over every continent, and this imagery is being used for national security and military mapping, as well as air and marine transportation. Regional and local governments also rely on images captured by IKONOS. From a 423 mile high orbit, IKONOS has a revisit time of once every three days, and it downlinks directly to more than a dozen ground stations around the world.