Ball Aerospace-built WorldView-1 Satellite Launched From Vandenberg

The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. WorldView-1 satellite built for DigitalGlobe(R) launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. at 11:35 a.m. PDT, aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. The launch of the WorldView-1 satellite is poised to make a major contribution towards the advancement of the commercial remote-sensing industry by providing higher collection capabilities, more frequent revisit time, and greater imaging flexibility. More

(Source: CNNMoney.com - Sep 19)