QuickBird was launched on October 18, 2001 from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. QuickBird collects over 75 million square kilometers of imagery annually. Contact LAND INFO for a detailed price quote.
| QuickBird Specifications |
| Imaging Mode |
Panchromatic |
Multispectral |
| Spatial Resolution |
.61 meter GSD at Nadir |
2.4 meter GSD at Nadir |
| Spectral Range |
445-900 nm |
450-520 nm (blue)
520-600 nm (green)
630-690 nm (red)
760–900 nm (near IR) |
| Swath Width |
16.4 km at nadir |
| Off-Nadir Imaging |
0-30 degrees off-nadir
Higher angles selectively available |
| Dynamic Range |
11-bits per pixel |
| Mission Life |
8+ years |
| Revisit Time |
Approximately 3.5 days (depends on Latitude) |
| Orbital Altitude |
450 km |
| Nodal Crossing |
10:30 am |
Now Available: CitySphere orthorectified, natural color imagery for 300 pre-selected cities worldwide.
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 Vatican City – Rome, Italy collected by the QuickBird satellite on August 24, 2004 Courtesy of DigitalGlobe
 Verrazano Narrows Bridge – New York collected by the QuickBird satellite on August 2, 2002 Courtesy of DigitalGlobe
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