PARIS — Geospatial imagery and services provider DigitalGlobe on May 1 said demand for imagery of sharper resolution than what the U.S. government now allows for commercial sale appears so strong that the company could move up the launch date for its GeoEye-2 satellite.
It looks like Worldview 4 is going to be the lucky recipient of AV-062, previously assigned to the now-delayed InSight mission.
Quote from: Kim Keller on 01/07/2016 11:01 pmIt looks like Worldview 4 is going to be the lucky recipient of AV-062, previously assigned to the now-delayed InSight mission.Does that mean NASA will be able to get a different flight at no or only modest cost?
It'll get moved to another mission.
Quote from: WHAP on 01/09/2016 11:02 pmIt'll get moved to another mission.Maybe for InSight's 2018 launch date?
Quote from: longdrivechampion102 on 01/09/2016 11:07 pmQuote from: WHAP on 01/09/2016 11:02 pmIt'll get moved to another mission.Maybe for InSight's 2018 launch date?It will fly well before that.Some tail numbers will be switched around soon.There is also another mission that will most likely slip into 2017. Maybe two.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 01/07/2016 11:51 pmQuote from: Kim Keller on 01/07/2016 11:01 pmIt looks like Worldview 4 is going to be the lucky recipient of AV-062, previously assigned to the now-delayed InSight mission.Does that mean NASA will be able to get a different flight at no or only modest cost?AFAIK, Yes
Quote from: Newton_V on 01/09/2016 11:16 pmQuote from: longdrivechampion102 on 01/09/2016 11:07 pmQuote from: WHAP on 01/09/2016 11:02 pmIt'll get moved to another mission.Maybe for InSight's 2018 launch date?It will fly well before that.Some tail numbers will be switched around soon.There is also another mission that will most likely slip into 2017. Maybe two.Which mission(s) is/are you referring to?