CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SkySat Camera
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Full Name
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SkySat Camera
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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Planet
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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Instrument Type
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High resolution optical imagers 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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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.
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Resolution Summary
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Panchromatic:0.86m, Multispectral:1.0m
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Swath Summary
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8km at nadir
[Max Swath: 8 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Multispectral: 450-515nm (blue), 515-595nm (green), 605-695nm (red),740-900nm (NIR) 450-900nm (PAN)
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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