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Quickbird
Quickbird
Launched in:
2001
Out of service since:
2015
Orbit height:
450 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
Maxar - USA
Launched 18 Oct 2001; decommissioned 27 Jan 2015.
Quickbird websites
Information
DigitalGlobe - Technical information
DigitalGlobe - Satellite information
ESA Earth Online
Maxar - Constellaton
Data ordering
Maxar - Search and discovery
European Space Imaging - Image library
ESA - Third Party Missions (data for research)
On Board Sensors
Quickbird (High resolution: Pan: 61 cm (nadir) to 72 cm (25ยบ off-nadir), MS: 2.44 m to 2.88 m)
Information
Data ordering
Maxar - Search and discovery
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.45 to 0.52
2.44 (2.88)
16.6
3
Band 2 (VIS)
0.52 to 0.6
2.44 (2.88)
16.6
3
Band 3 (VIS)
0.63 to 0.69
2.44 (2.88)
16.6
3
Band 4 (NIR)
0.76 to 0.9
2.44 (2.88)
16.6
3
Band PAN (VIS)
0.45 to 0.9
0.61 (0.72)
16.6
3
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