Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., is teamed with DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colo., to build DigitalGlobe's next-generation, commercial high-resolution imaging satellite, which will provide data under Digital Globe's NextView contract from the U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).
"As the NextView space segment prime teammate, Ball Aerospace is playing an integral role in ensuring that the next generation of commercial satellites will afford advanced capability and capacity for our nation's imaging needs," said David L. Taylor, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. president and chief executive officer.
"This furthers the effective relationship first established between Ball Aerospace and DigitalGlobe on the highly successful QuickBird satellite," said Cary Ludtke, Ball Aerospace vice president and general manager for Commercial Space Operations.
The QuickBird satellite, designed and built by Ball Aerospace, launched on October 18, 2001 and is the highest resolution commercial remote sensing satellite operating today.
