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IKONOS Satellite Sensor (0.82m) - Decommissioned

The IKONOS satellite sensor was successfully launched as the first commercially available high resolution satellite sensor on September 24, 1999 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA.

IKONOS Satellite Sensor (0.82m)

IKONOS Satellite Sensor

The IKONOS satellite sensor is a high-resolution satellite operated by DigitalGlobe. Its capabilities include capturing a 3.2m multispectral, Near-Infrared (NIR) 0.82m panchromatic resolution at nadir. Its applications include both urban and rural mapping of natural resources and of natural disasters, tax mapping, agriculture and forestry analysis, mining, engineering, construction, and change detection. It can yield relevant data for nearly all aspects of environmental study. IKONOS images have also been procured by Satellite Imaging Corporation for use in the media and motion picture industries, providing aerial views and satellite photos for many areas around the world. Its high resolution data makes an integral contribution to homeland security, coastal monitoring and facilitates 3D Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).

IKONOS Satellite Sensor Status Update

On January 22, 2015 DigitalGlobe announced that during recent maintenance activities, DigitalGlobe attempted to resolve an irregularity in the accuracy of imagery collected by the IKONOS satellite sensor. After extensive testing, DigitalGlobe haas determined that the accuracy of IKONOS imagery does not meet DigitalGlobe’s product quality specifications, and subsequently, the established A3C (Accuracy, Currency, Completeness, and Consistency) quality standards. DigitalGlobe will not accept new IKONOS tasking orders.

More information on Stereo IKONOS Satellite.

Sample Images

Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Post Tsunami

Ankor Wat

Cambodia

Rumalia, Iraq

Oil Facility

Atmospheric Compensation - DigitalGlobe AComp Pre-Processing

IKONOS Archived Satellite Image Gallery

IKONOS Satellite Sensor Characteristics

Launch Date	24 September 1999 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
Operational Life	Over 7 years
Orbit	98.1 degree, sun synchronous
Speed on Orbit	7.5 kilometers per second
Speed Over the Ground	6.8 kilometers per second
Revolutions Around the Earth	14.7, every 24 hours
Altitude	681 kilometers
Resolution at Nadir	0.82 meters panchromatic; 3.28 meters multispectral
Resolution 26° Off-Nadir	1.0 meter panchromatic; 4.0 meters multispectral
Image Swath	11.3 kilometers at nadir; 13.8 kilometers at 26° off-nadir
Equator Crossing Time	Nominally 10:30 AM solar time
Revisit Time	Approximately 3 days at 40° latitude
Dynamic Range	11-bits per pixel
Image Bands	Panchromatic, blue, green, red, near IR