GeoEye's New Satellite Offers Unprecedentedly Sharp Images


GeoEye's New Satellite Offers Unprecedentedly Sharp Images -- Matthew Williams  -- Defense News  -- October 20, 2008
Surveillance Technology

The sharpest commercial imaging satellite ever launched is now orbiting the Earth, sweeping over the North Pole and under the South Pole every 98 minutes, collecting high-resolution images of the scene below. From 423 miles up, the GeoEye-1 satellite can spot objects as small as 16 inches across.

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