IKONOS
Setting the Standard for High Resolution Commercial Satellite Imagery

IKONOS Specifications Imaging Mode Panchromatic Multispectral Spatial Resolution .82 meter 3.2 meters Spectral Range 526-292 nm 445-516 nm (blue)     505-595 nm (green)     632-698 nm (red)     757-853 nm (near IR) Swath Width 11.3 km Off-Nadir Imaging Up to 60 degrees Dynamic Range 11 bits per pixel Revisit Time Approximately 3 days Orbital Altitude 681 km Nodal Crossing 10:30 AM

The IKONOS satellite is the world’s first commercial satellite to collect black-and-white (panchromatic) images with 1-meter resolution, and multispectral imagery with 4-meter resolution. Imagery from the panchromatic and multispectral sensors can be merged to create 1-meter color imagery (pan-sharpened). To date, IKONOS has collected more than 250 million square kilometers of imagery over every continent. IKONOS imagery is being used for national security, military mapping, air and marine transportation, and by regional and local governments. The IKONOS satellite weighs about 1600 pounds. From a 423 mile (680 km) high, sun-synchronous orbit, IKONOS passes any given longitude at about the same local time (10:30 A.M.) daily and has a revisit time of once every three days. The satellite downlinks directly to more than a dozen ground stations around the globe.

GeoEye-1
Building on a Tradition of Innovation

GeoEye-1 Specifications Imaging Mode Panchromatic Multispectral Spatial Resolution .41 meter 1.64 meters Spectral Range 450-900 nm 450-520 nm (blue)     520-600 nm (green)     625-695 nm (red)     760-900 nm (near IR) Swath Width 15.2 km Off-Nadir Imaging Up to 60 degrees Dynamic Range 11 bits per pixel Mission Life Expected > 10 years Revisit Time Less than 3 days Orbital Altitude 684 km Nodal Crossing 10:30 AM

GeoEye will continue its tradition of mapping, monitoring, and measuring the Earth’s surface with the launch of GeoEye-1, its next-generation satellite with the highest resolution and most advanced collection capabilities of any commercial imaging satellite. Scheduled for launch in the coming months, GeoEye-1 will offer unprecedented spatial resolution by simultaneously acquiring 0.41-meter panchromatic and 1.64-meter multispectral imagery. It can collect 700,000 square kilometers of imagery in a single day, downlink imagery in real-time to international ground station customers, and can store 1.0 terabytes of data on its solid-state recorders. The detail and geospatial accuracy of GeoEye-1 imagery will further expand the applications for satellite imagery in every commercial and government market sector.