This is the third failure of a commercial earth imaging (spy) satellite in
the last three years. SPOT had one blow up on the launch pad. Earth
Watch's went into a bad orbit and created an $83 million fireball over
Antarctica and now Space Imaging's Ikonos 1.
Three completely different efforts all resulting in failure? Pretty
astounding.
Bill Landis...
Global Mapping Services
CB Richard Ellis
P 602 735 5233 F 602 735 5655
"Failure is not an option." - Gene Krantz, NASA Director of Flight
Operations for Mercury, Gemini & Apollo missions.
-----Original Message-----
From: Anitra Robertson
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Sent: Sunday, May 09, 1999 4:49 PM
To: 'MapInfo-L'
Subject: MI Ikonos 1
Hi Listers,
I have been following the progress of Ikonos 1 up to it's
fateful launch
last week.
Does anyone know any further information about what may have
happened to
this digital imaging satellite?
Anitra Robertson
GIS Operator
Tattersall's Gaming
Melbourne, Australia
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