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GeoEye's Next-Gen Satellite Launch Moves To September 4

GeoEye-1 will have the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system -- 0.41-meters or 16 inches for panchromatic (black and white) imagery and multispectral (color) imagery at 1.65-meter resolution.
by Staff Writers
 Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 14, 2008
 GeoEye has announced that United Launch Alliance (ULA) has initiated a change in the target launch date for GeoEye-1 from August 22 to September 4, 2008.

This added time is needed to allow for the positioning of resources to support receipt of down-range telemetry from the Delta II booster vehicle after launch and initial flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. ULA has submitted a request for this revised launch date to the 30th Space Wing.

The aircraft for obtaining this support unexpectedly became unavailable, so ULA had to seek an alternative means of capturing this telemetry. ULA has taken the necessary steps and fully expects that this support will be in place for the new planned target launch date of September 4.

Bill Schuster, GeoEye's chief operating officer said, "This activity is not related to either our GeoEye-1 satellite or to the booster's readiness. The GeoEye-1 spacecraft has successfully completed all of its pre-launch checkouts prior to being mated to the booster which is now expected to happen the third week of August."

The other significant item left to complete this launch is the re-test of a Range Safety antenna on the booster. This re-test is scheduled for completion on August 16. GeoEye-1 remains at the Payload Processing Facility at VAFB ready to be lifted and placed on top of the booster.

The launch vehicle is stacked on the pad at Space Launch Complex 2 West. Booster processing continues. The launch time remains at 11:50:57 a.m. (PDT).

Boeing Launch Services is supporting the commercial launch of GeoEye-1 and procured the launch vehicle and associated support services from ULA.

GeoEye-1 will have the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system -- 0.41-meters or 16 inches for panchromatic (black and white) imagery and multispectral (color) imagery at 1.65-meter resolution.

The satellite is designed to offer three-meter accuracy, which means that end users can map natural and man-made features to within three meters of their actual locations on the surface of the Earth without ground control points. GeoEye-1 was financed in part by GeoEye's approximate $500-million contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

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