Delta II launches Quickbird imaging satellite

BIRD UP: A Boeing Delta II rocket launched the Quickbird imaging satellite Oct. 18 for DigitalGlobe of Longmont, Colo. Slated to be operational by early 2002, Quickbird will have the highest resolution commercially available - color imagery with a resolution of eight feet, black and white with a...

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