GeoEye-1 Expands NGA Image Base
Credit: WILLIAM G. HARTENSTEIN
The imaging quality of commercial satellites is set to improve when GeoEye-1 comes on line in about a month. A United Launch Alliance Delta II 7420 carried the 4,310-lb. satellite into a 423-mi. highly inclined orbit Sept. 6 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. After acquiring a signal 1 hr. 40 min. later, a...
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