Google-sponsored satellite sends first image

October 9, 2008 First photo taken by the GeoEye-1 Satellite

This photo of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania released by GeoEye, Inc., shows the first photo taken by the GeoEye-1 Satellite on October, 7, 2008. A Google-sponsored satellite has beamed its first picture back to Earth in a successful test of a camera that will supply images for the Internet giant's free online map and navigation services.

A Google-sponsored satellite has beamed its first picture back to Earth in a successful test of a camera that will supply images for the Internet giant's free online map and navigation services.

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