OrbView-3 satellite imagery

OrbView-3 was launched on June 26, 2003 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The owner of the satellite till the beginning of 2006 was OrbImage (USA). In February 2006 OrbImage announced merging with Space Imaging. The united company was called GeoEye.  OrbView-3 was set into sun-synchronous orbit at the height of 470 km, at which the satellite can revisit any area each 1-5 days depending on latitude. OrbView-3 provides digital satellite imagery with spatial resolution of 1 m in panchromatic mode and 4 m in multispectral mode (on client’s request). OrbView-3 archival imagery is available only, realized before March 7, 2007.

OrbView applications

• Creation and refreshing of topographical maps and special plans up to 1:5000 scale.
• DEM creation up to 1-3 meters scale.
• Assessing and estimating of drill site and transportation infrastructure facilities.
• Forestry organization.
• Agricultural fields assessing, creation of land use maps.
• Topographical background refreshing for the generation of the perspective urban developing layouts and metropolitan region planning diagrams.
• Inspection and monitoring transport, energy and information communications condition.

* Archive data are available only