It’s not every day there’s a launch of a remote sensing satellite, and one we can watch online too.

According to GeoEye, GeoEye-1 is world’s highest resolution commercial imaging satellite, with resulting imagery as good as ½ meter resolution and 3 meter positional accuracy. Additional capabilities include the ability to revisit any location on the earth every three days.Here are the specifics from GeoEye -

Live launch video and commentary will be streamed over the Internet beginning at approximately 11:15 a.m. (PDT) beginning with 15 minutes of color bars and tone. This live web broadcast can be accessed by visiting the GeoEye Web site or by going directly to http://launch.geoeye.com.