GEOEYE 1

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GEOEYE 1 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 33331

Int'l Code: 2008-042A

Perigee: 681.7 km

Apogee: 689.7 km

Inclination: 98.1 °

Period: 98.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7056 km

RCS: 5.328 m² (large)

Launch date: September 6, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

GeoEye-1 will simultaneously collect 0.41-meter ground resolution black-and-white (panchromatic) images and 1.65-meter color (multispectral) images. Designed to take digital images of the Earth from 423 miles (681 kilometers) and moving at a speed of about four-and-a-half miles (seven kilometers) per second, the satellite camera can distinguish objects on the Earth's surface as small as 0.41-meter or 16 inches in size. Due to U.S. licensing restrictions, commercial customers will get access to imagery at half-meter ground resolution.

1 33331U 08042A   24139.18096833  .00002144  00000-0  41313-3 0  9990
2 33331  98.0993 211.9662 0005634 257.2977 102.7596 14.64538295838924

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC