IKONOS

IKONOS 2
Organization	GeoEye
Mission Type	Earth observation
Contractor	Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Satellite of	Earth
Launch	September 24, 1999 on an Athena 2
Launch site	Vandenberg Air Force Base
Mission duration	7 years
Mass	726 kg (launch)
Webpage	http://www.geoeye.com/products/imagery/ikonos/default.htm
Orbital elements
Semimajor Axis	7056.97 km
Eccentricity	0.00013
Inclination	98.10 degrees
Orbital Period	98.33 minutes
Right ascension of the ascending node	68.015 degrees
Argument of perigee	93.06 degrees
Instruments
Visible cameras	1-meter panchromatic and 4-meter multispectral

IKONOS is a commercial earth observation satellite, and was the first to collect publicly available high-resolution imagery at 1- and 4-meter resolution. It offers multispectral (MS) and panchromatic (PAN) imagery. The IKONOS launch was called in the New York Times “one of the most significant developments in the history of the space age.” IKONOS imagery began being sold on January 1, 2000. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (692x748, 278 KB) Ikonos 2 satellite source: http://rst. ... GeoEye is the worlds largest commercial satellite imagery company, formed in 2006 following the acquisition of Space Imaging by ORBIMAGE. GeoEye provides 1-meter satellite imaging to the public, but it primarily supported by contracts with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agencys Clearview program. ... Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc. ... Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) lifts off from Space Launch Complex Six (SLC-6) at Vandenberg AFB, California (Official photo by Thom Baur for the Boeing Company) Vandenberg Air Force Base (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG) is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California... For other uses, see Mass (disambiguation). ... In geometry, the semi-major axis (also semimajor axis) a applies to ellipses and hyperbolas. ... (This page refers to eccitricity in astrodynamics. ... For the science fiction novella by William Shunn, see Inclination (novella). ... Equatorial Coordinates Right ascension (abbrev. ... A node is one of two points where a bodys orbit crosses the ecliptic, called the ascending node (when the body is moving northward) and descending node (when the body is moving southward). ... The argument of perigee is the angle subtending from the ascending node to the point of perigee in an Earth-centered orbit. ... Panchromatic is a term describing a type of photographic film that is sensitive to all wavelengths of visible light. ... Is the ability of a remote sensing device to detect electromagnetic energy in at least two or more individual wavelength intervals ... Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc. ... Multi-spectral images are images of the same object (earth surface), taken in different bands of visible or infrared region of electromagnetic continuum. ... Panchromatic is a term describing a type of photographic film that is sensitive to all wavelengths of visible light. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

History

IKONOS comes from the Greek word for "image". Ikonos-1 was planned for launch in 1999 but the launch failed. Ikonos-2 was planned for launch in 2000, but was renamed Ikonos and was launched on September 24, 1999 from Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to replace Ikonos-1. The imaging sensors are panchromatic and multispectral. This satellite has a polar, circular, sun-synchronous 681-km orbit and both sensors have a swath width of 11 km. Its weight is 1600 pounds (720 kg). Space Imaging was acquired by ORBIMAGE to form GeoEye. This article is about the year. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6, nicknamed Slick Six) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was a launch pad and support area designed for the launching of the Titan III in support of the cancelled Manned Orbiting Laboratory and later for the Space Shuttle. ... Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) lifts off from Space Launch Complex Six (SLC-6) at Vandenberg AFB, California (Official photo by Thom Baur for the Boeing Company) Vandenberg Air Force Base (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG) is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California... Panchromatic is a term describing a type of photographic film that is sensitive to all wavelengths of visible light. ... Is the ability of a remote sensing device to detect electromagnetic energy in at least two or more individual wavelength intervals ... For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... By analogy with the geosynchronous orbit, a heliosynchronous orbit is a heliocentric orbit of radius 24. ...

Specifications

Spacecraft

Ikonos-2 is a 3-axis stabilized spacecraft, using the LM900 satellite bus system (also referred to as Block-1). The attitude is measured by two star trackers and a sun sensor and controlled by four reaction wheels; location knowledge is provided by a GPS receiver. The design life is 7 years; S/C body size=1.83 m x 1.57 m (hexagonal configuration); S/C mass = 817 kg; power = 1.5 kW provided by 3 solar panels.

The LM900 spacecraft is a three-axis stabilized bus that is designed to carry scientific payloads in LEO orbits. It provides precision pointing on an ultra stable highly agile platform. Payloads for a variety of scientific and remote sensing applications may be accommodated including laser sensors, imagers, radar sensors, electro-optical and astronomical sensors, as well as planetary sensors. The LM900 spacecraft design was based on the CRSS imaging bus. Hardware heritage is from CRSS and IRIDIUM.

Communications

IKONOS conducts telemetry, tracking and control in the 8345.968-8346.032 MHz band (downlink) and 2025-2110 MHz band (uplink). Downlink data carrier operates in the 8025-8345 MHz band. Telemetry is a technology that allows the remote measurement and reporting of information of interest to the system designer or operator. ...

Spatial resolution

• 0.8 m panchromatic (1-m PAN)
• 4-meter multispectral (4-m MS)
• 1-meter pan-sharpened (1-m PS)

Spectral Resolution

Temporal resolution

The revisit rate for IKONOS is 3 to 5 days off-nadir and 144 days for true-nadir. For other uses, see Nadir (disambiguation). ...

Swath

11 km x 11 km (Single Scene)

See also

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Hydros was to provide the first global view of the Earths changing soil moisture and surface freeze/thaw conditions, enabling new scientific studies of global change and atmospheric predictability, and making new hydrologic applications possible. ... Landsat 7, launched in 1999, is the most recent addition to the Landsat program. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds. ... This article needs cleanup. ... MTSAT are a series of weather and aviation control satellites. ... NOAA-N is a weather satellite belonging to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. ... QuickBird is a high-resolution commercial earth observation satellite, owned by DigitalGlobe, that was launched in 2001. ... 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References

• Annual Selection of Spectacular Satellite Images to be Determined by Public Voting Thursday, 23 December 2004
• Sensor Specifications: Ikonos NASA

External links

• IKONOS page on the Geo-Eye website