The IKONOS satellite is the world’s first commercial satellite to collect panchromatic (black-and-white) images with 0,80 m resolution and multispectral imagery with 3,2-meter resolution. The satellite itself was launched on the 24th of September in 1999 from the Vandenberg Air Base, California. IKONOS imagery is being used for national security, military mapping, air and marine transportation, and by regional and local governments. From a 423-mile-high-orbit, IKONOS revisit the same location once every three days and downlinks directly to more than a dozen ground stations around the globe.
Characteristics of the space satellite
| Operating country | USA |
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