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1999 · Lockheed Martin

Ikonos

successAthena II | Ikonos

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, an operating unit of Missiles & Space, has revolutionized the space-based imagery market with the development of the first commercial satellite capable of resolving objects on the ground as small as one meter in diameter. The company is providing a spacecraft, designated IKONOS 1, for Space Imaging, Thornton, CO, which offers high-resolution imagery of the Earth to customers around the world.

Overview

Date / time
September 24, 1999 at 06:21 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 6
Mission
Ikonos
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Athena II →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

IKONOS 2
LEO