Satellite characteristics
Launch Date - End 22 January 1990 - 30 July 2009
Status Decommissioned
Orbit type Sun-synchronous polar orbit
Altitude 822
Orbit inclination 98.7
Equatorial crossing time 10:30:00
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 ° |