OrbView 4 [OSC]
OrbView 4 [OSC] |
Orbview 4 was a high resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite imagery. OrbView 4's imaging instrument was to provide one-meter panchromatic imagery and four-meter multispectral imagery with a swath width of 8 km as well as 200 channel hyperspectral imagery with a swath width of 5 km. The satellite was to revisit each location on Earth in less than three days with an ability to turn from side-to-side up to 45 degrees from a polar orbital path.
OrbView 4 was lost in an launch failure, when the Taurus-2110 carrier rocket suffered an loss of
control, which was recovered, but orbit was not achieved. It was the first application of
OSC's new LEOStar-2 bus.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observing |
| Operator: | OrbImage |
| Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
| Equipment: | 0.45-meter aperture camera (1-m res. panchromatic, 8-m res. 200-channel hyperspectral) |
| Configuration: | LEOStar-2 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 368 kg |
| Orbit: | 470 km x 470 km, 97.25° SSO (planned) |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrbView 4 | 21.09.2001 | Va 576E | F | Taurus-2110 | with QuikTOMS, SBD, Celestis 05 |
| Further OrbView missions: |
Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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