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SATELLITE TODAY :: DAILY NEWS FEED
May 14, 2008
[Satellite News – 5-14-08] GeoEye Inc. will launch its next-generation imaging satellite Aug. 22 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 vehicle, the company announced May 14.
GeoEye-1 developed under the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s NextView program, which is designed to ensure that the agency has access to commercial imagery. The satellite will be able to collect images with a ground resolution of less than 0.5 meters.
“GeoEye-1 demonstrates that high performing imaging satellites can be developed within predictable cost and schedule objectives,” David Shingledecker, vice president and general manager of integrated space systems for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, said in a statement. “The maturity level achieved with GeoEye-1 significantly lowers risk in the development of future imaging satellites of this class for both commercial and government customers.”
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