DigitalGlobe Announces Launch Date for WorldView-1
August 13 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Satellite Delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base LONGMONT and
BOULDER, Colo. and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp., ITT Corporation and
DigitalGlobe, the provider of the world's highest-resolution
imagery and geospatial information products, today announced
delivery of its WorldView-1 satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base
in California for its scheduled launch on Tuesday, September 18,
2007. WorldView-1 is the first of two new next-generation
satellites DigitalGlobe plans to launch. (Photo:
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http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070813/LAM045-c) Upon launch
on September 18, WorldView-1 will undergo a calibration and check
out period and will deliver imagery soon after. First imagery from
WorldView-1 is expected to be available prior to October 18, the
sixth anniversary of the launch of QuickBird, DigitalGlobe's
current satellite. WorldView-1 will have an average revisit time of
1.7 days and will be capable of collecting up to 750,000 square
kilometers (290,000 square miles) per day of half-meter imagery.
The satellite will also be equipped with state-of-the- art
geo-location accuracy capabilities and will exhibit stunning
agility with rapid targeting and efficient in-track stereo
collection. "This is a momentous milestone that brings us one step
closer to the launch of our next-generation satellite system," said
Jill Smith, CEO of DigitalGlobe. "The addition of WorldView-1 and
WorldView-2 in the coming months will bring the total number of
satellites DigitalGlobe has in orbit to three, completing a
constellation of spacecraft that will offer the highest collection
capacity, more than 1 million square kilometers per day."
WorldView-1 is part of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
(NGA)'s NextView program. The NextView program is designed to
ensure that the NGA has access to commercial imagery in support of
its mission to provide timely, relevant and accurate geospatial
intelligence in support of national security. The majority of the
imagery captured by WorldView-1 for the NGA will also be available
for sale through DigitalGlobe's archive. Additionally, the launch
of WorldView-1 immediately frees up capacity on DigitalGlobe's
QuickBird satellite to meet the growing commercial demand for
multi-spectral geospatial imagery. "Ball Aerospace and DigitalGlobe
have worked side-by-side on commercial remote sensing satellites
for more than a decade to create one of the most capable systems in
orbit," said David L. Taylor, president and CEO of Ball Aerospace.
"The next-generation WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 satellites will
capture more imagery than ever before due to the flexibility
afforded by the Control Moment Gyro-based system designed by Ball
Aerospace." "Not only will ITT's digital imaging sensor for
WorldView-1 boast half-meter resolution with three-meter
geo-location, it'll do so using less space, weight and power than
any previously launched system," said Frank Koester, vice president
and director, Commercial & Space Sciences Programs, ITT Space
Systems Division, based in Rochester, New York. "ITT looks forward
to the successful test and launch of WorldView-1, followed by
further success providing the sensor system for DigitalGlobe's
WorldView-2." About DigitalGlobe Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe
(http://www.digitalglobe.com/) is the clear leader in the global
commercial Earth imagery and geospatial information market. The
company's technical superiority and innovation, unparalleled
commitment to customer service, extensive business partner network
and open systems philosophy make DigitalGlobe the preferred
supplier of imagery products to government and commercial markets.
DigitalGlobe is the only geospatial content provider to take an
end-to-end approach to geospatial imagery, from acquiring
proprietary high-resolution images through a leading-edge satellite
and aerial network, to integrating and distributing that data
through GlobeXplorer, a proprietary web-based search and retrieval
system that makes it easy to find, purchase and download global
imagery. DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite is the world's highest
resolution commercial imaging system. The company's next-generation
WorldView-1 satellite is scheduled to launch in mid-2007, and its
WorldView-2 satellite is anticipated to launch in late 2008. The
company's updated and growing ImageLibrary contains over two
hundred million square kilometers of QuickBird imagery and an
extensive global library of aerial imagery suited to countless
mapping and planning needs. About Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Corp. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
(http://www.ballaerospace.com/) develops and manufactures
spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data
exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and
scientific applications that support critical missions for the
Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and
commercial entities. Ball Aerospace is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL), a supplier of high-quality metal and
plastic packaging products for beverage, food and household
customers. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than
15,500 people worldwide and reported 2006 sales of $6.6 billion.
About ITT Corporation ITT Corporation (http://www.itt.com/)
supplies advanced technology products and services in several
growth markets. ITT is a global leader in the transport, treatment
and control of water, wastewater and other fluids. The company
plays a vital role in international security through its defense
communications and electronics products; space surveillance and
intelligence systems; and advanced engineering and related
services. It also serves the growing leisure marine and electrical
connectors markets with a wide range of products. Headquartered in
White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $7.8 billion in 2006
sales. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITT Corporation
stock is traded on the Euronext and Frankfurt exchanges.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: DigitalGlobe CONTACT: RJ
Bardsley of Racepoint Group for DigitalGlobe, +1-415-694-6701, ; or
Adam Konowe of Sullivan Higdon & Sink for ITT Corporation,
+1-703-752-7847, ; or Roz Brown of Ball Aerospace &
Technologies Corp., +1-303-533-6059, Web site:
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