Satellite characteristics

Launch Date - End 21 February 1986 - 16 November 2003

Status Decommissioned

Orbit type Sun-synchronous polar orbit

Altitude 822

Orbit inclination 98.7

Equatorial crossing time 10:30 AM

Orbit period 101.4

Satellite family: SPOT (Système Pour l'Observation de la Terre)

The SPOT Earth observation system was conceived and designed by CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), the French space agency, and developed in association with the Belgian Science Policy Office (formely Federal Office for Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Affairs) and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB).
More information:
SPOT 6 & 7 Technical Sheet (Airbus DS)
SPOT Programme (CNES)

Sensor characteristics

Sensor name HRV (High-Resolution Visible)
Sensor short description
Sensor type Imaging radiometer (Vis/IR)
Resolution class High (5 - 30 m)
Spatial resolution PAN: 10m
XS: 20 m
Spectral bandwidth Multispectral
XS1 0,50 - 0,59 µm (green)
XS2 0,61 - 0,68 µm (red)
XS3 0,78 - 0,89 µm (near IR)

Panchromatic
PAN 0,50 - 0,73 µm
Swath width (at nadir) 60 x 60 to 80 km km
Revisit frequency 3 days
Max look angle 27 °