IKONOS Satellite Imagery:
Sample Images and System Information
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IKONOS-1 failed during launch on
April 27, 1999.
IKONOS-2, "IKONOS",
was delivered to Space Imaging, (now GeoEye), on
September 24, 1999.
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Key
Features
- Ordering areas can be as
small as 50 sqkm.
- Bi-directional
along-track stereo recording.
- Multi-spectral image
recording.
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GeoEye's IKONOS
Earth-observation
Satellite
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| Basic
System Information |
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Spatial Resolution: |
Panchromatic:
Multi-spectral: |
1 m.
4 m. |
| Spectral
Resolution: |
526
- 929 nanometers (nm),
panchromatic
445 - 516 nm,
band 1, blue
506 - 595
nm, band 2,
green
632
- 698 nm, band 3,
red
757
- 853 nm, band 4,
NIR |
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Radiometric
Resolution: |
11 bits per pixel per
band. |
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Cross-track
Swath: |
11.3
km at nadir. |
Geospatial Registration
Accuracy:
(mono) |
Without
ground control:
With ground
control: |
CE90 = 15 m.
CE90 = 2
m. |
Geospatial Registration
Accuracy:
(stereo) |
Without
ground control:
With ground
control: |
CE90 = 25 m., LE90 = 22
m.
CE90 = 4 m., LE90 = 5 m. |
Orbit Altitude:
Orbit
Period:
Orbit Type: |
680 km
98
minutes.
Sun-synchronous southward equatorial
transit at 10:30 am local time. |
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Revisit
Frequency: |
Approximately 3
days. |
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Estimated
Lifespan: |
8.5
years. |
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