Ikonos 1

USA

Also called CRSS 1

Launch data:

Designation:	99F01
Launch date	27 Apr 1999
Launch site	Va, SLC-6
Launch vehicle:	Athena-2 #5
Mission:	Remote sensing
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	640 km (sun-synchronous)
Inclination	98°
Period

End of life

Out of service	27 Apr 1999
Cause	launch failure

Was to be the first 1 meter commercial remote sensing satellite. Its launched was delayed 1 year because of difficulties to setup the onboard software to prevent pictures of US allies to be taken and because of gyroscopes problems.
Payload fairing failed to separete
The satellite was insured for $157 million.

Identical to Ikonos 2

Ref: #15 - update: 03.04.10