Objectives and Applications
The SkySat constellation collects thousands of square kilometers of imagery. Each satellite is three-axis stabilised and agile enough to slew between different targets of interest.
Full Name
SkySat-1
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Planet
Launch Date
21 Nov 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
575 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
SkySat Camera - SkySat Camera |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Multi-purpose imagery (land) | SkySat Camera |
SkySat Full Archive and Tasking
Jan-2013 | SkySat is a constellation of 21 high-resolution Earth imaging satellites owned and
operated by the commercial company Planet. SkySat-1 was launched in 2013 and a
launch programme has followed. The first two SkySat satellites (SkySat-1 and SkySat-2) are A and B Generations, the
other 19 satellites are modernised C Generation satellites. Six of the C-Generation SkySat
satellites (from SkySat-16 to SkySat-21) were launched into non-sun-synchronous
orbits to increase the image cadence between 52 degrees northern and southern
latitude up to 6-7 times per day on worldwide average, with a maximum of 12. ESA offers worldwide access to Skysat data (both archive and new tasking) via the TPM scheme. - Read more |
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