GeoEye 1

 2008-042A

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Orbview-5, successor to OV-3, provided the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) NextView ORBIMAGE data. It was built by General Dynamics Adv Info Systems, Gilbert, Arizona using an SA-200HP bus. (GD bought Spectrum Astro in Jul 2004).

GeoEye-1 has a mass of 1923 kg (Delta mission book). GeoEye (formerly Space Imaging and Orbiew), Dulles VA. satellite. Siz 4.4m long 2.7m dia hex cyl + panel; 8 x 22N thrusters with 144 kg prop. Control from GeoEye/Herndon.

GeoEye-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2008 Sep 6	1850:57	Launch by Delta 7420-10	V
		T+1:04 SRM 1-4 out
		T+1:22 SRM 1-4 sep
		T+1:25 dog-leg
		T+4:24 MECO
		T+4:32 St 1 sep
		T+4:37 SEIG-1
		T+4:41 Fairing sep
	1902:22	T+11:25 SECO-1	185 x 703 x 98.1
	1944:17s	T+53:20 SEIG2
	1944:30s	T+53:33 SECO2	677 x 684 x 98.1
		T+58:10 Clampband release
	1949:37	T+58:40 Stage 2 sep
		T+58:41 Stage 2 retro
	2006:47s	T+1:15:50 SEIG-3 evasive burn
		T+1:15:55 SECO-3
	2031:07	T+1:40:10 SEIG-4
		T+1:40:38 SECO-4
2009 Dec		Antenna mechanism failed
2010 Dec 21			98.33 670 x 687 x 98.1
2013 Sep 7			98.33 672 x 684 x 98.1

Payload:

• Imaging cameras (redundant ITT); 0.4m pan, 1.6m color;

• OTU Optical telescope unit, 1.1m telescope