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.
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
Resolution
Panchromatic:0.86m, Multispectral:1.0m
Swath
8km at nadir
[Max Swath: 8 km]
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) |
SkySat-1 - SkySat-1 (2013 - 2025) |