IKONOS II

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IKONOS II

• COMMERCIAL IMAGING FROM SPACE

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IKONOS

• Commercial Imagery
• Average
• 1-meter Resolution pass once every 3 days
• 2-meter Resolution every day
• Can collect 20000 per day

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OWNER AND OPERATOR

• SPACE IMAGING, INC.
• 400 EMPLOYEES
• THORNTON, COLORADO
• REGIONAL AFFILIATES
• JAPAN SPACE IMAGING (TOKYO)
• SPACE IMAGING ASIA (SEOUL)
• SPACE IMAGING MIDDLE EAST (DUBAI)
• SPACE IMAGING EURASIA (ANKARA)

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IKONOS

• 1-meter Resolution (Black and White)
• 4-meter Resolution (Multispectral)
• Satellite System
• Lockheed Martin
• Communications, Image Processing
• Raytheon
• Camera Systems
• Eastman Kodak

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IKONOS ORBITAL INFO

• Altitude 681 km (423 mi)
• Inclination
• Speed 7 km/sec
• Period 98 Minutes (14 rev/day)
• Type Sun Synchronous
• Dry Weight 1600 lbs
• Lifespan 5 7 years

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GROUND STATIONS

• PRIMARY
• THORNTON, COLORADO
• REMOTE
• NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
• SHADNAGAR, INDIA
• DUBAI, UAE
• NUESTRELITZ, GERMANY
• CHUNG-LI, TAIWAN
• REGIONAL AFFILIATES, INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE SITES
• SINGAPORE

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RESTRICTIONS

• LICENSED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
• TURN OFF CAMERA
• LIMIT GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
• LIMIT DISTRIBUTION
• 1996 ISRAEL
• 2-meter resolution limit
• 2001 - AFGHANISTAN
• U.S. Govt purchased exclusive rights to
  Operation Enduring Freedom Area

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HISTORY/FUTURE

• IKONOS I, 28 APR 99
• ATHENA II - 4TH Stage payload fairing failed to
  separate
• Too much Mass, Not enough Velocity PACIFIC
  OCEAN RENDEZVOUS
• ½-meter resolution satellite, 2005-6