GeoEye-1

GeoEye-1
Launch of Delta II rocket carrying GeoEye-1
NamesOrbView-5
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorMaxar Technologies
(formerly GeoEye)
COSPAR ID2008-042A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.33331
Mission durationPlanned: 7 years[1]
Elapsed: 16 years, 2 months, 4 days
Spacecraft properties
BusSA-200HP[2]
ManufacturerGeneral Dynamics
Launch mass1,955 kg (4,310 lb)[3]
Payload mass452 kg (996 lb)[3]
Dimensions4.35 × 2.7 m (14.3 × 8.9 ft) (arrays stowed)[3]
Power3,862 watts[3]
Start of mission
Launch date6 September 2008, 18:50:57 (2008-09-06UTC18:50:57) UTC[4]
RocketDelta II 7420-10, D-335[4]
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-2W[4]
ContractorBoeing / United Launch Alliance[5]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Semi-major axis7,057 km (4,385 mi)
Eccentricity0.000879
Perigee altitude673 km (418 mi)
Apogee altitude685 km (426 mi)
Inclination98.12 degrees
Period98.34 minutes
RAAN347.09 degrees
Argument of perigee221.37 degrees
Epoch30 September 2018, 16:31:21 UTC[6]
Main telescope
Diameter1.1 m (3.6 ft)[7]
Focal length13.3 m (44 ft)[7]
ResolutionPanchromatic: 41 cm (16 in)
Multispectral: 165 cm (65 in)
Transponders
BandwidthX 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.

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