Ikonos, the world’s first high-resolution commercial color imaging satellite, was launched on September 24, 1999 from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. The Ikonos satellite collects Panchromatic imagery at 0.82m and Multispectral imagery at 3.2m at Nadir. Contact LAND INFO for a detailed price quote.
| Ikonos Specifications |
| Imaging Mode |
Panchromatic |
Multispectral |
| Spatial Resolution |
.82 meter GSD at Nadir |
3.2 meter GSD at Nadir |
| Spectral Range |
450-900 nm |
450-520 nm (blue) 520-600 nm (green) 625-695 nm (red) 760-900 nm (near IR) |
| Swath Width |
11.3 km at Nadir |
| Off-Nadir Imaging |
Up to 60 degrees Higher angles selectively available |
| Dynamic Range |
11 bit per pixel |
| Mission Life |
Expectation > 10 years |
| Revisit Time |
Less than 3 day |
| Orbital Altitude |
681 km |
| Nodal Crossing |
10:30 am |
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 Bird’s Nest Stadium, Beijing, China collected by the Ikonos satellite on August 18, 2008 Courtesy of GeoEye
 Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium – Denver, Colorado collected by the Ikonos satellite on August 18, 2008 Courtesy of GeoEye
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