CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - Vision-1 -
Full Name Vision-1 Status Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies ADS Launch Date 16 Sep 2018
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Sep 2025
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 583 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications The Vision-1 high-resolution imagery offer brings a new <1m asset to the Intelligence Constellation, with full end-to-end mission operation services. Vision-1 is in orbit with NovaSAR, opening significant opportunities for Opti-SAR applications
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandMulti-purpose imagery (land) Vision-1 Imagery
Mission Instruments
Vision-1 Imagery - Vision-1 Imagery Instrument
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VISION-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite, which provides 0.9m resolution imagery in the panchromatic band and 3.5m in the multispectral bands (NIR, RGB), with a 20.8km swath width. The data is particularly suited for defence, security, maritime and agriculture applications. ESA offers access to worldwide VISION-1 data (both archived and new acquisitions) via the TPM scheme. Read more

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