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IKONOS
IKONOS
Launched in:
1999
Out of service since:
2015
Repeat cycle:
3 days
Orbit height:
681 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
Maxar - USA
Launched 24 Sep 1999; decommissioned 31 Mar 2015
IKONOS websites
Information
DigitalGlobe - Technical information
DigitalGlobe - Satellite information
ESA Earth Online
Maxar - Constellaton
Data ordering
ESA Earth Online - Search
European Space Imaging - Image library
ESA - Third Party Missions (data for research)
Maxar - Search and discovery
On Board Sensors
OSA (Optical Sensor Assembly)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.45 to 0.52
4
11
3
Band 2 (VIS)
0.52 to 0.6
4
11
3
Band 3 (VIS)
0.63 to 0.69
4
11
3
Band 4 (NIR)
0.76 to 0.9
4
11
3
Band PAN (Other)
0.45 to 0.9
1
11
3
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