.jpg) Launch of Delta II rocket carrying GeoEye-1 | |
| Names | OrbView-5 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth observation |
| Operator | Maxar Technologies (formerly GeoEye) |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-042A |
| SATCAT no. | 33331 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 7 years[1] Elapsed: 16 years, 2 months, 1 day |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SA-200HP[2] |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Launch mass | 1,955 kg (4,310 lb)[3] |
| Payload mass | 452 kg (996 lb)[3] |
| Dimensions | 4.35 × 2.7 m (14.3 × 8.9 ft) (arrays stowed)[3] |
| Power | 3,862 watts[3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 September 2008, 18:50:57 UTC[4] |
| Rocket | Delta II 7420-10, D-335[4] |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W[4] |
| Contractor | Boeing / United Launch Alliance[5] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Semi-major axis | 7,057 km (4,385 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.000879 |
| Perigee altitude | 673 km (418 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 685 km (426 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.12 degrees |
| Period | 98.34 minutes |
| RAAN | 347.09 degrees |
| Argument of perigee | 221.37 degrees |
| Epoch | 30 September 2018, 16:31:21 UTC[6] |
| Main telescope | |
| Diameter | 1.1 m (3.6 ft)[7] |
| Focal length | 13.3 m (44 ft)[7] |
| Resolution | Panchromatic: 41 cm (16 in) Multispectral: 165 cm (65 in) |
| Transponders | |
| Bandwidth | X band: 150 or 740 Mbps[7] |
DigitalGlobe fleet | |
GeoEye-1 is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite owned by Maxar Technologies (formerly DigitalGlobe), launched in September 2008. The satellite was acquired in the 2013 purchase of GeoEye.
- ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "GeoEye 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "GeoEye Satellite Imagery". Apollo Mapping. 2018.
- ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Ray, Justin. "Delta 335: Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
- ^ Peat, Chris (30 September 2018). "GEOEYE 1 - Orbit". Heavens-Above. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Moos, Warren; Eisenstein, Daniel (30 January 2007). "Advanced Dark Energy Physics Telescope (ADEPT)" (PDF). National Academies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2008.