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Rochester, NY, August 28, 2009 — ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) today announced that its imaging system aboard DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 remote sensing satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, in anticipation of its launch on Oct. 6. The WorldView-2 imaging payload is the second such system engineered and manufactured by ITT Space Systems Division for DigitalGlobe. The ITT imaging system on WorldView-2 - known as the "eyes" of the satellite - is designed to assure the availability of high-resolution imagery for military, intelligence, foreign policy, homeland security and civil applications. The payload includes the electro-optical assembly (camera and telescope), focal plane detectors and electronics, power supply unit and high-speed digital processors. "ITT's unrivaled half century of space industry experience, including remote sensing for government and civil users, has culminated in the development of our first eight-band full color imaging payload," said Rob Mitrevski, vice president for Commercial and Space Science, ITT Space Systems Division. "This payload, designed to operate for years in the harsh environment of space, will deliver the most life-like and commercially available imagery ever marketed in a variety of life-enhancing applications." It also provides a flexible and scalable platform that supports virtually any sensor configuration and the ability to customize and enlarge instruments. The sensor is the highest resolution commercially available and boasts the fastest large area collection - up to five GB per second. Once deployed, the imaging system will take pan-sharpened, multispectral images of the earth at 1.8 meter resolution from almost 500 miles above the Earth. "We look forward to the successful launch and deployment of this payload, followed by first imagery." Mitrevski added. The WorldView-2 imaging payload is the most advanced commercial system to date and will supply unprecedented detail and geospatial accuracy, further expanding the applications for satellite imagery in both commercial and government markets. ITT's Space Systems Division, headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., provides innovative remote sensing and navigation solutions to customers in the Department of Defense, intelligence, space science and commercial aerospace to help them visualize and understand critical events happening on Earth, in the air, or in space in time to take effective action. Leveraging comprehensive capabilities, ITT's solutions span from image and data collection through processing and dissemination. Key applications include high-resolution commercial imaging; space science; climate and environmental monitoring; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; GPS navigation; image and data processing and dissemination; and space control and missile defense. ssd.itt.com About ITT Corporation ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2008 sales of $11.7 billion. © ITT, 2009. |
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