IKONOS sees aftermath of World Trade Center collapse
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Posted: September 15, 2001

Ikonos
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This one-meter resolution satellite image of Manhattan, New York was collected at 11:54 a.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. The image shows the remains of the 1,350-foot towers of the World Trade Center, and the debris and dust that has settled throughout the area. Also visible are the many emergency and rescue vehicles in the streets in the vicinity of the disaster.

IKONOS is the world's first high-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite. It travels 423 miles above the Earthıs surface at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour.

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