GeoEye-1
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.
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 Elapsed: 15 years, 4 months, 9 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SA-200HP |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Launch mass | 1,955 kg (4,310 lb) |
| Payload mass | 452 kg (996 lb) |
| Dimensions | 4.35 × 2.7 m (14.3 × 8.9 ft) (arrays stowed) |
| Power | 3,862 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 September 2008, 18:50:57 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta II 7420-10, D-335 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
| Contractor | Boeing / United Launch Alliance |
| 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 |
| Main telescope | |
| Diameter | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
| Focal length | 13.3 m (44 ft) |
| Resolution | Panchromatic: 41 cm (16 in) Multispectral: 165 cm (65 in) |
| Transponders | |
| Bandwidth | X band: 150 or 740 Mbps |
DigitalGlobe fleet | |
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