Techs & Tips

Satellite Sensors

 

High resolution ( Upto - 1 m)

Satellite Senors

Pan resolution (m)

Multispectral resolution (m)

Bands

Swath width (km)

 

GEOEYE-1

0.41

1.65

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

15.2 /9.44 Miles at nadir

 

IKONOS

0.82

3.2

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

11.3  at nadir, 13.8  at 26o off-nadir

 

IKONOS stereo

0.8 - 1

3.28

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

11.3  at nadir, 13.8  at 26o off-nadir

 

PLEIADES-1A

0.5

2, color 0.5

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

20  at nadir

 

PLEIADES-1B

0.5

2, color 0.5

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

20  at nadir

 

Quick Bird

0.61

2.44

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

16.5 at nadir

 

WorldView-1

0.46

-

Pan

17.6 at nadir

 

WorldView-2

0.46

1.8

Pan, Coastal, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, Red-Edge, NIR1, NIR2

16.4 at nadir

 

CARTOSAT-2

1

-

PAN

9.6

 

CARTOSAT-2a

<1

-

PAN

9.6

 

CARTOSAT-2B

<1

-

PAN

9.6

 

SKYSAT-1

0.9

2

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

8

 

KOMPSAT-3

0.7

2.8

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

16.8

 

EROS B

0.7

-

Pan

7

 

KOMPSAT-2

1

4

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

15

 

OrbView-3

1

4

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared + Pan

14

 
           
           

High resolution ( Upto -5 m)

Satellite

Pan resolution (m)

Multispectral resolution (m)

Bands

Swath width (km)

 

ALOS

 

 

 

-

 

(AVNIR-2)

-

10

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared

-

 

(PALSAR)

-

10 and 100

SAR-L (1.3 frequency)

-

 

(PRISM)

2.5

-

Pan

-

 

CARTOSAT-1

2.5

-

Pan

30

 

FORMOSAT-2

2

8

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared+Pan

24

 

SPOT-5 (2.5m/5m)

2.5 (From 2 × 5m scene)

10

Green, Red, Near IR, Shortwave+Pan

60 to 80  at nadir

 

5m

20

Green, Red, Near IR, Shortwave+Pan

60 to 80 at nadir

 

SPOT-6 (1.5)

1.5

6

Blue, Green, Red and Near Infrared+Pan

60

 

Rapideye

-

5

Blue, Green, Red, Rededge, Near Infrared

77

 

RESOURCESAT-1 (LISS-IV)

-

5.8

Green, Red, Near IR

23 or 70 (Multi spectral or Mono mode)

 

GOKTURK-2

2.5

10, 20

Blue, Green, Red, NIR, SWIR+Pan

20

 

TH-2

2

10

Blue, Green, Red, NIR+Pan

60

 

NigeriaSat-2/MS-VHRI

2.5

5

Blue, Green, Red, IR+Pan

-

 

TopSat 1/ RAL Cam MS

2.5

5

Blue, Green, Red+Pan

10

 

EROS-A

1.8

-

Pan

14

 

Theos

2

15

Blue, Green, Red, NIR

96

 

BEIJING-1

4

32

Red Green, NIR

600

 

PROBA/HRC

5

18, 34

18

15

 
           
           

Medium resolution (Upto - 30 m)

Satellite

Pan resolution (m)

Multispectral resolution (m)

Bands

Swath width (km)

 

ASTER (15m)

 

 

 

 

 

VNIR (Visible Near Infrared)

-

15

VNIR ( 4 bands)

60

 

SWIR (Shortwave Infrared)

-

30

SWIR (6 bands)

60

 

TIR (Thermal Infrared)

-

60

TIR (5 bands)

60

 

CBERS - 2

 

 

 

 

 

WFI (Wide Field Imager)

-

260

Red, Infrared

890

 

CCD (High Resolution Camera)

-

20

Blue, Green, Red, Near Infrared

113

 

IRMSS (Infrared Multispectral Scanner)

2.7

-

Pan-

27

 

LANDSAT 5TM -7ETM

15

30 and 90

Blue, Green, Red, Near Infrared, Shortwave Infrared 1, Thermal Infrared, Shortwave Infrared 2, Pan

185

 

Nigeriasat-X

-

22

Green, Red, NIR

-

 

Resourcesat-2/Liss-III

-

23.5

Red, Green, NIR, SWIR

141

 

Deimos-1

-

22

Green, Red, NIR

600

 

UK-DMC-2/SLIM6

-

22

Green, Red, NIR

638

 

BILSAT-1

12

26

Red, Blue, Green, NIR+Pan

640

 

Nigeriasat-1

-

32

Green, Red, NIR

640

 

ALSAT-1

-

32

Green, Red, NIR

640

 

UK-DMC/EC (DMC)

-

32

Green, Red, NIR

600

 

EO-1/ALI-MS

10

30

Blue, Blue, Green, Red, NIR, NIR, SWIR, NIR, SWIR+Pan

37

 

EO-1/ Hyperion

-

30

220

7,7

 

ASTER (15m)

-

15, 30, 90

Green, Red, NIR, NIR, SWIR, SWIR, SWIR, SWIR, SWIR, SWIR, TIR, TIR, TIR, TIR

60

 

LANDSAT 7ETM+

15

30

Blue, Green, Red, NIR, SWIR, SWIR, TIR+Pan

185

 

SPOT-4

10

20

Green, Red, NIR, SWIR+Pan

60

 

SPOT-3

10

20

Green, Red, NIR+Pan

60

 

JERS-1

SAR (18)

24

Green, Red, NIR, NIR

75

 

SPOT-2

10

20

Green, Red, NIR

60

 

SPOT-1

10

20

Green, Red, NIR

60

 

Landsat 5/MSS

-

80

Green, Red, NIR, NIR

185

 

Landsat 5/TM

-

30, 120

Blue, Green, Red, NIR, SWIR, SWIR, TIR

185

 

RESURS-01-1

-

45

Green, Red, NIR

600

 

Landsat 4/TM

-

30, 120

Blue, Green, Red, NIR, SWIR, SWIR, TIR

183

 

Landast 3/RBV

30

-

-

183

 
           
           

Low or Medium resolution

Satellite

Pan resolution (m)

Multispectral resolution (m)

Bands

Swath width (km)

 

LANDSAT 8

15

30 and 90

Pan, Coastel, Blue, Green, Red, NIR, SWIR, SWIR, SWIR

185

 

NPP

 

 

 

 

 

VIIRS (Visible infrared imaging radiometer suit)

-

375 and 750

22bands

3000

 

ENVISAT

 

 

 

 

 

ASAR (Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar)

12.5

-

VV 1 (Wave length 5.6 & Freq 5331)

5 - 406

 

MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer)

-

300

15 bands

1150

 

Metosat MSG

 

 

 

 

 

GERB (Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget)

-

40000

7

-

 

SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible & Infrared Imager)

-

1000 and 3000

12

-

 

SPOT5/VEGETATION 2

-

1000

Blue, Red, NIR, SWIR (4)

2250

 

MODIS

-

250, 500, 1000

36

2330

 

SPOT4/VEGETATION 1

-

1000

Blue, Red, NIR, SWIR (4)

60

 

IRS-1D/ WiFS

-

188

Red, NIR (2)

774

 

Orbview-2/ SeaWiFS

-

1130

Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Green, NIR, NIR, NIR (8)

2800

 

IRS-1C/ WiFS

-

188

Red, NIR (2)

810

 

RESURS-01-1/ MSU-S

-

240

Green, Red, NIR (3)

600

 

RESURS-01-1/ MSU-SK

-

170, 600

Red, Green, NIR, NIR, TIR

600

 

ResourceSat/AWiFS

-

56

Red, Green, NIR, SWIR

740

 

Landast 2/ MSS

-

80

Green, Red, NIR, NIR

183

 

Landast 2/ RBV

-

80

Green, Red, NIR

183

 

Landsat 1/ MSS

-

80

Green, Red, NIR, NIR

183

 

Landsat 1/ RBV

-

80

Green, Red, NIR

183

 
           
           

Radar Satellites

Satellite

Spatial resolution (m)

Bands

Band name

Polarity

Swath width (km)

COSMO-SKYMED 4

1, 5, 15, 30, 100

1

X-Band   

HH, VV, HV, VH

10, 40, 30, 100, 200

TanDEM-X

1, 3, 16

1

X-Band   

HH, VV, HV, VH

1500

COSMO_SKYMED 2

1, 5, 15, 30, 100

1

X-Band   

HH, VV, HV, VH

10, 40, 30, 100, 200

RADARSAT 2

3, 8, 12, 18, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100

1

C-Band

HH, HV, VH, VV

5 - 500

COSMO-SKYMED 1

1, 5, 15, 30, 100

1

X-Band   

HH, VV, HV, VH

10, 40, 30, 100, 200

Terra SAR-X

1, 3, 16

1

X-Band   

HH, VV, HV, VH

1500

ALOS (PALSAR)

10, 20, 30, 100

1

L-Band

HH, VV, HH, & HV, VV & VH

70

ENVISAT (ASAR)

12.5

1

C-Band

VV

5 - 406

RADARSAT 1 (SAR)

8,25, 30, 35, 50, 100

1

C-Band

HH

50 - 500

ERS 2 (AMI)

25

1

C-Band

VV

100

ERS 1 (AMI)

25

1

C-Band

VV

100

               

 

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