Talk:Ikonos

Mirror size[edit]

how big is the mirror?? that's a rather vital piece of info. especially considering it only takes a 30cm mirror to do the claimed resolution so why so big...

History and References[edit]

As one of the satellite engineers, I was bothered by the incorrect references to CRSS and IKONOS - especially when I saw it being propagated to other web sites. I hope that the corrections and references I provided will clear up any misunderstandings.

I was also bothered by some minor technical reference inaccuracies. "Block 1" usually refers to the first iteration of any satellite (not just IKONOS).

Iridium and CRSS were both commercial ventures that spun off separate commercial satellite bus lines. CRSS became known as the LM900 bus where Iridium became known as the LM700 bus.Cheazlit (talk) 19:24, 23 August 2008 (UTC)CHeazlit[reply]

Capitalisation[edit]

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Is it an acronym? Should it be IKONOS or Ikonos...I see it both ways. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.120.161.58 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 25 May 2005.

I think it should be IKONOS —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.150.137.219 (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 October 2006.

Ikonos (or IKONOS) is not an acronym therefore should not be capitalised. Though this is my opinion only. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abefrancis (talk • contribs) 04:32, 5 July 2007.

Although GeoEye use IKONOS, the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks) page indicates we should probably be using Ikonos, since it isn't an acronym, unless it's commonly known as IKONOS everywhere else. A quick google shows that while more sites use the capitalised version, there are a significant minority which don't. So I don't think it qualifies as an exception. And it's not a difference that is likely to cause any confusion, so it's not crucial. Eve 11:08, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IKONOS is not an acronym but the name given to the satellite by Space Imaging, the original customer for the satellite. It should be noted that CRSS was the Lockheed Martin name for the satellite. It stood for Commercial Remote Sensing System. IKONOS was not based on the CRSS bus - IKONOS is the CRSS bus. Also, IKONOS was never based on the Iruidum bus. They are two very different satellites. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheazlit (talk • contribs) 07:48, 23 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bit of a late followup, but I've requested an uncontroversial move based on this. --G W… 08:53, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Needs a rework[edit]

The article needs a bit of a rework since GeoEye was absorbed by Digital Globe which now operates the original GeoEye satellite set. Some of the GeoEye links in the article are dead. The ownership history of the satellite that really kicked off commercial satellite imagery is somewhat interesting. Georgekwatson (talk) 17:59, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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