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GeoEye-1
Commercial Earth observation satellite. GeoEye-1 was launched on September 6, 2008 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2008-042ANORAD 33331United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GeoEye-1
- Other names
- Orbview-5
- International designator
- 2008-042A
- NORAD catalog number
- 33331
- GCAT identifier
- S33331
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/562
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial / Defense
- Program
- GeoEye
- Owner
- GeoEye
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- General Dynamics C4 Systems (Adv Info Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- SA-200HP
Launch
- Date
- September 6, 2008 · 18:50 UTC
- Launch record
- 2008-042Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7420-10C
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 671 km
- Apogee
- 686 km
- Inclination
- 98.13°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,923 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,779 kg
- Length
- 4.4 m
- Diameter
- 2.70 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q428048 (CC0).