QuickBird Satellite Sensor Characteristics

Launch Date	October 18, 2001
Launch Vehicle	Boeing Delta II
Launch Location	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
Orbit Altitude	450 Km
Orbit Inclination	97.2°, sun-synchronous
Speed	7.1 Km/sec (25,560 Km/hour)
Equator Crossing Time	10:30 AM (descending node)
Orbit Time	93.5 minutes
Revisit Time	1-3.5 days, depending on latitude (30° off-nadir)
Swath Width	16.5 Km x 16.5 Km at nadir
Metric Accuracy	23 meter horizontal (CE90%)
Digitization	11 bits
Resolution	Pan: 61 cm (nadir) to 72 cm (25° off-nadir) MS: 2.44 m (nadir) to 2.88 m (25° off-nadir)
Image Bands	Pan: 450-900 nm Blue: 450-520 nm Green: 520-600 nm Red: 630-690 nm Near IR: 760-900 nm

About the QuickBird Satellite Sensor

QuickBird is a high resolution satellite owned and operated by DigitalGlobe. Using a state-of-the-art BGIS 2000 sensor (PDF), QuickBird collects image data to 0.61m pixel resolution degree of detail. This satellite is an excellent source of environmental data useful for analyses of changes in land usage, agricultural and forest climates. QuickBird's imaging capabilities can be applied to a host of industries, including Oil and Gas Exploration & Production (E&P), Engineering and Construction and environmental studies