GeoEye-1

GeoEye continues its tradition of mapping, monitoring, and measuring the Earth’s surface with the launch of GeoEye-1, its next-generation satellite with the highest resolution and most advanced collection capabilities of any commercial imaging satellite. Launched Sept. 6, 2008, GeoEye-1 offers unprecedented spatial resolution by simultaneously acquiring 0.41-meter panchromatic and 1.64-meter multispectral imagery. It can collect 700,000 square kilometers of imagery in a single day, down-link imagery in real-time to international ground station customers, and can store 1.0 terabytes of data on its solid-state recorders. The detail and geospatial accuracy of GeoEye-1 imagery will further expand the applications for satellite imagery in every commercial and government market sector.  View launch view and image gallery.

* Panchromatic band will be resampled to 0.50 m for non-US Government customers