IKONOS Satellite Sensor

IKONOS satellite the world’s first commercial high-resolution earth-observing satellite celebrates its 11th year in orbit.

IKONOS was launched on September 24, 1999, with a 0.82-meter resolution capable of capturing a 3.28m multispectral, Near-Infrared (NIR) at nadir. Its applications include environmental monitoring, government, homeland security, tax mapping, energy, land management, disaster relief, and other geospatial applications. The spacecraft continues to collect black-and-white imagery while simultaneously collecting multispectral data for more than four years beyond its initial design life.