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OrbView-3 will produce
one-meter resolution panchromatic and four-meter resolution
multispectral imagery.
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IMAGE
SPECIFICATIONS |
| Imaging Mode |
Panchromatic
|
Multispectral
|
| Spatial
Resolution |
1 meter
|
4 meter
|
| Imaging
Channels |
1 channel
|
4 channels
|
| Spectral
Range |
450-900 nm
|
450-520 nm
|
|
520-600 nm
|
|
625-695 nm
|
|
760-900 nm
|
| Swath
Width |
8
km |
| Image
Area |
User
Defined |
| Revisit
Time |
Less
than 3 days |
| Nodal
Crossing |
10:30
A.M. |
| OrbView
3
|
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SPACECRAFT
|
| Int'l Designation |
|
Scheduled
|
| Owner / Sponsor |
Orbital
Imaging Corp. (ORBIMAGE)
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| Mission |
Observation
|
| Satellite Bus |
Orbital
Science Corp.
|
|
| Launch Mass |
|
| Mission Orbit |
SSO
/ 470 km (254 nmi), circular
|
97.3°
|
| Design Life |
5
years
|
| Power (EOL) |
|
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LAUNCH
|
| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Pegasus
XL |
| Launch Date / Time |
22 September
2002
|
|
| Co-passenger(s) |
Celestis
05 |
|
FINANCIAL
|
| Satellite cost |
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| Web Links |
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