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Satellite Programme:
GeoEye
Programme details
Programme description
Series of satellites for high-resolution land observation.
Commercially-based programme, initiated in 1994 by Space Imaging Inc. that was bought by ORBIMAGE in September 2005, that was finally re-named GeoEye since 12 January 2006. After Ikonos, OrbView-3 and OrbView-4 (failed at launch), OrbView-5, launched after the creation of GeoEye, was re-named GeoEye-1. In 2017 the Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA, took over GeoEye-1 and Ikonos.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 7 years.
The satellites exploit a sunsynchronous orbit around 10:30.
The replacement policy is to launch satellites at roughly 5-year intervals.
For details on the GeoEye company see http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite .
Data circulation
Data are stored onboard and downlinked to stations in Dulles (Virginia), Barrow (Alaska), Tromsø (Norway) and Troll (Antarctica). In addition, there is a network of receiving stations owned and operated by local business partners, referred to as Regional Affiliates and Regional Distributors.
Data distribution is implemented by GeoEye through a number of cooperating entities.
Agencies
Maxar
, GeoEye
Programme lifetime
1999 - 2022
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .