Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Ikonos-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
GeoEye |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Remote Sensing |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
678 |
Apogee (km) |
680 |
Eccentricity |
0.000141864094197759 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.1 |
Period (minutes) |
98.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
726 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
24-09-1999 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Athena 2 |
COSPAR Number |
1999-051A |
NORAD Number |
25919 |
Comments |
Black and white imaging with1 meter resolution; same geography every three days; 1-meter panchromatic and 4-meter multispectral. |