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Sensor Name
IKONOS Sensor Id: 2
Sensor Description It orbits the Earth every 98 minutes at an altitude of approximately 680 kilometers or 423 miles. IKONOS was launched into a sun-synchronous orbit, passing a given longitude at about the same local time (10:30 A.M.) daily. IKONOS can produce 1-meter imagery of the same geography every 3 days. Spectral Range 1-meter black-and-white (panchromatic) 0.45 - 0.90 mm. 4-meter multispectral Blue: 0.45 - 0.52 mm Green: 0.51 - 0.60 mm Red: 0.63 - 0.70mm Near IR: 0.76 - 0.85 mm
Spatial Resolution 1m black-and-white (panchromatic) and 4m multispectral (red, blue, green, near infrared)
Additional Information IKONOS sensor overview
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