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**IKONOS — quick history.** - **First U.S. commercial high-resolution satellite.** - **Launched:** Sept 24, 1999 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. - **Operated by Space Imaging** initially — later by DigitalGlobe after consolidation (note the slide lists DigitalGlobe because of that later ownership). - International affiliates operated their own ground stations, giving regional distributors direct access. - **Objective:** deliver commercial high-resolution imagery with precise geolocation, both near-real-time and offline. - **Retired:** March 31, 2015 (not mentioned on the slide but important context).

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