Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
GeoEye-1 (Orbview 5) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
GeoEye |
Users |
Commercial/Government |
Purpose |
Remote Sensing |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
671 |
Apogee (km) |
686 |
Eccentricity |
0.00106405618216642 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.1 |
Period (minutes) |
98.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1955 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
06-09-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
7+ yrs. |
Contractor |
General Dynamics |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2008-042A |
NORAD Number |
33331 |
Comments |
Remote sensing for both commercial customers and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), GeoEye-1 is capable of acquiring image data at 0.41 meter panchromatic and 1.65 meter multispectral resolution. Experienced an antenna anomaly in 12/09. |