SkySat Camera Instrument

Measurements and Applications

SkySat Satellites have three CMOS Frame Cameras per satellite with Panchromatic and Multispectral halves, which capture overlapping strips. Each of these strips contain overlapping scenes.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
SkySat Camera
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Planet
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
High resolution optical imagers
Geometry
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Panchromatic:0.86m, Multispectral:1.0m
Swath
8km at nadir
[Max Swath: 8 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
Multispectral: 450-515nm (blue), 515-595nm (green), 605-695nm (red),740-900nm (NIR) 450-900nm (PAN)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)

Instrument Missions

SkySat-1 - SkySat-1 (2013 - 2025)

Instrument Measurements