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Stunning Initial Pictures Demonstrate Capabilities of World's Most-Advanced Commercial Space Imaging System Rochester, N.Y., October 23, 2009 — ITT (NYSE:ITT) DigitalGlobe has unveiled the first high-resolution images created by the ITT-built imaging system aboard its WorldView-2 satellite. The world's first eight-band, multi-spectral commercial satellite captured the high-res images over Texas on October 19, 2009. "ITT is proud to have designed and built the high-resolution imaging system that is the heart and soul of WorldView-2," said Chris Young, president of ITT Space Systems. "These first images are spectacular, and they are only going to get better. This is a great testimony to the quality of ITT's imaging systems. WorldView-2 is flying the world's most advanced commercial remote-sensing system, and these first photos provide some early proof of its remarkable capabilities." ITT has played a significant role in building each of Digital Globe's current three-satellite constellation, including WorldView-1, launched in 2007, and QuickBird, which has surpassed its expected lifetime and still is delivering superior imagery after more than eight years on orbit. ITT helped create the commercial remote-sensing market by designing and building the imaging system for IKONOS, the world's first commercial high-resolution satellite, which was launched in 1999 and is still operating today. ITT has helped build the majority of the commercial remote-sensing satellites launched since then. WorldView-2 was launched from Vandenberg AFB on October 8, 2009, and is still undergoing routine calibration and checkout. See first WorldView-2 images here. About ITT Space Systems ITT's Space Systems Division (www.ssd.itt.com) 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. 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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