Thursday, September 20, 2007

WorldView I Launch Successful

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, WorldView I, the latest satellite imager from Digital Globe, was successfully launched from Vandenberg AFB. See video at

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bls/missions/worldview-1/

From the video, it will have 0.5m GSD (ground sample distance) and operate from a near circular orbit with approximate altitude of 500 km.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Some of the first images from WorldView I

http://www.digitalglobe.com/worldview-1_images.html