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Ikonos

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1999-051ALaunched 9/24/1999

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Ikonos-2
Launch Vehicle: Athena-2
Launch Date: 9/24/1999
Last Contact: 1/1/2014

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 679.5 km
Inclination: 98.19 deg
Dry Mass: 688 kg
Total Mass: 726 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: IMG
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: GeoEye
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1999-051A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/369

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Maxar’s Collection Planning Team shifted IKONOS tasking to image the 9/11 attack sites as quickly as possible in September 2001.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 10, 2021September 11, 2001 — Let Us Never Forget! Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Of The Attacked Target Sites, Collected Directly After The Airborne Aggression

IKONOS passed over Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and imaged the Flight 93 crash site on 2001-09-13.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 10, 2021September 11, 2001 — Let Us Never Forget! Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Of The Attacked Target Sites, Collected Directly After The Airborne Aggression

IKONOS imaged the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on 2001-09-15.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5Sep 10, 2021September 11, 2001 — Let Us Never Forget! Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Of The Attacked Target Sites, Collected Directly After The Airborne Aggression