OrbImage has planned to launch two 1-m resolution satellites. One of the satellites, OrbView-4 was launched on 21 September 2001, but failed to reach orbit.
OrbView-4's camera had a 1-m resolution for panchromatic imaging and a 4-m resolution for multispectral imaging. The satellite also carried a hyperspectral imaging instrument . It would have become the first commercial satellite to produce hyperspectral imagery, and the second satellite to have hyperspectral imaging capability (besides the NASA's experimental EO1 satellite).
OrbView-3 satellite is planned to be launched in 2002. It carries the similar 1-m resolution panchromatic and 4-m resolution multispectral imaging instrument, but without the hyperspectral instrument.
Orbview-3 Orbit
| Type | Sun-Synchronous |
| Altitude | 470 km |
| Revisit | Less than 3 days |
Sensor Characteristics
| Spectral Band | Wavelength (µm) | Resolution |
| 1 (blue) | 0.45 - 0.52 | 4 m |
| 2 (green) | 0.52 - 0.60 | 4 m |
| 3 (red) | 0.625 - 0.695 | 4 m |
| 4 (NIR) | 0.76 - 0.90 | 4 m |
| Panchromatic | 0.45 - 0.90 | 1 m |
Link to: OrbImage Web Page (http://www.orbimage.com).
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