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IKONOS
IKONOS
Launched in:
1999
Out of service since:
2015
Repeat cycle:
3 days
Orbit height:
681 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
Maxar - USA
Launched 24 Sep 1999; decommissioned 31 Mar 2015
IKONOS websites
Information
Maxar - Data sheets
Maxar - Optical Imagery
ESA Earth Online
Maxar - Constellation
Data ordering
ESA Earth Online - Missions
European Space Imaging - Image library
ESA Third Party Missions (data for research)
Maxar Geospatial Platform Xpress
Maxar Archive Search (will be phased out)
On Board Sensors
OSA (Optical Sensor Assembly)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.45 to 0.52
4
11
3
Band 2 (VIS)
0.52 to 0.6
4
11
3
Band 3 (VIS)
0.63 to 0.69
4
11
3
Band 4 (NIR)
0.76 to 0.9
4
11
3
Band PAN (Other)
0.45 to 0.9
1
11
3
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