CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - MSI (SumbandilaSat) -
Full Name Multi-Spectral Imager (SumbandilaSat)
aka SumbandilaSat Imager
Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies SANSA, Uni of Stellenbosh Maturity Low Heritage
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry Steerable viewing
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Primary payload (imager): Support decision making in natural resource management, disaster management, agriculture, urban planning and other applications.
Resolution Summary 6.25 m GSD
[Best Resolution: 6.25m]
Swath Summary Swath width : 45 km; Off-nadir: 530 km
[Max Swath: 530 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Blue 440 - 510 nm, XAN 520 - 540 nm, Green 520 - 590 nm, Red 630 - 685 nm, RedEdge 690 - 730 nm, NIR 845 - 890 nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsVisibility
Albedo and reflectancePhotosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
Fraction of Absorbed PAR (FAPAR)
Earth surface albedo
Atmospheric Temperature FieldsAtmospheric temperature (column/profile)
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Fire fractional cover
Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice cover
Iceberg fractional cover
Glacier cover
VegetationNormalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Vegetation type
Land cover
Soil type
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Fire click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Glaciers click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land cover click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Leaf Area Index (LAI) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Temperature (upper-air) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
SumbandilaSat - Sumbandila Satellite (2009 - 2012)