Worldview-1 Satellite Sensor Launch Successful

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California - The WorldView-1 satellite launched successfully on Tuesday September 18, 2007, the satellite built for DigitalGlobe was lofted into space aboard a Delta II rocket. The satellite separated from the rocket about an hour after liftoff to reach an orbit of 496 Km or 308 above the Earth.

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Shortly after the launch, a DigitalGlobe ground station received a downlink signal confirming that the satellite successfully separated from its launch vehicle and had automatically initialized its onboard processors. Worldview-1 is currently undergoing a calibration and check-out period and will deliver imagery soon after. First panchromatic imagery from Worldview-1 at a resolution 0.5 at Nadir is expected to be available prior to October 18th, 2007, the six-year anniversary of the launch of QuickBird, DigitalGlobe's current satellite.

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Worldview-1 is part of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) NextView program, and was partially financed through an agreement with the NGA. The majority of the imagery captured by Worldview-1 for the NGA will also be available for distribution through DigitalGlobe's Image Library. Additionally, Worldview-1 immediately frees capacity on DigitalGlobe's QuickBird to meet the growing commercial demand for multi=spectral geospatial imagery.

WorldView-1 is expected to be in operation for about seven years, it is the first of two advanced remote sensing satellites that DigitalGlobe plans to launch. DigitalGlobe has said its sister satellite WorldView-2 will be launched late next year.

DigitalGlobe also manages the QuickBird commercial satellite launched in 2001. WorldView-1 panchromatic Image data has a resolution of 0.5 meters at Nadir what is slightly higher than QuickBird, the new probe can store more images because it has a larger onboard system.

With over a decade of experience in acquiring satellite images and airborne-sensed data, Satellite Imaging Corporation (SIC) provides top quality satellite images and other remote sensing products, geographic information system (GIS) projects, and consultancy services. We are equipped to negotiate for appropriate high resolution satellite images, as well as enhance satellite image data to create accurate, interactive mapping projects.

New WorldView-1 Satellite Images

DigitalGlobe today revealed the first images from WorldView-1, the highest resolution, most agile commercial satellite ever flown. WorldView-1 was successfully launched on September 18 from Vandenberg Air Force Base and is expected to be fully operational and delivering imagery products by the end of the year if not sooner.WorldView-1's first images include half-meter snapshots from: Houston, Texas, USA acquired October 2, 2007 Yokohama, Japan acquired October 5, 2007 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia acquired October 5, 2007

WorldView-1 is part of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) NextView program, and was partially financed through an agreement with the NGA. The majority of the imagery captured by WorldView-1 for the NGA will also be available for distribution through DigitalGlobe's Image Library. Additionally, WorldView-1 immediately frees capacity on DigitalGlobe's QuickBird to meet the growing commercial demand for multi-spectral geospatial imagery.

Frequent revisits increase image collection opportunities, enhance change detection applications and enable accurate map updates. The satellite is capable of collecting, storing and downlinking more frequently updated global imagery products than any other commercial imaging satellite in orbit, allowing for expedited image capture, processing and delivery to customers where speed is a driving factor. WorldView-1 is equipped with state-of-the-art geo-location accuracy capability and exhibits unprecedented agility with rapid targeting and efficient in-track stereo collection.

WorldView-1 is expected to be in operation for about seven years, it is the first of two advanced remote sensing satellites that DigitalGlobe plans to launch. DigitalGlobe has said its sister satellite WorldView-2 will be launched late next year.

At Satellite Imaging Corporation (SIC), we have built our reputation on the quality and precision of the work we've delivered. From the retrieval of imaging data to the final image processing, we understand your need for impeccable accuracy and image quality. Whether your project involves mapping a city, planning a pipeline, or routing a railroad, our satellite images, digital aerial photos, 3D terrain models, and GIS projects are always delivered with above industry standards and accuracy, because we know that even the smallest inaccuracies can lead to increased project costs.