- GeoEye-2
GeoEye-2 is a planned third generation commercial
Earth observation satellite , due to launch in 2011 or 2012. The satellite will have aresolution of 25cm, making it the highest resolution commercial Earth observation satellite in orbit, once it has been launched. However, restrictive licensing by the US government makes it likely that only the US Government and some of it's allies will have access to imagery at the full design resolution - all other users will have to make do with imagery at the highest resolution that the US Government licenses for other users - 50cm. The imaging sensor will be manufactured byITT , and the satellite owned byGeoEye .References
* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10028842-93.html Google to buy GeoEye satellite imagery, 29 August 2008]
* [http://prmac.com/release-id-974.htm GeoEye-2 the World's Highest Resolution Satellite in Development, 25 October 2007]
* [http://www.asmmag.com/news/972 GeoEye-2 Too Good for Licence 30 August 2008]
* [http://www.satimagingcorp.com/satellite-sensors/geoeye-2.html GeoEye-2 Satellite Imagery and Satellite System Specifications]
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