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Sub-metre commercial satellite

Recorded year1999

Space Imaging's IKONOS sells satellite photos sharp enough to see cars, about 1 metre per pixel, to companies and the public.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.