Launch Date |
September 6, 2008 |
Camera Modes |
Simultaneous panchromatic and multispectral (pan-sharpened)
Panchromatic only
Multispectral only |
Resolution |
0.46 m / 1.51 ft* panchromatic (nominal at Nadir)
1.84 m / 6.04 ft* multispectral (nominal at Nadir) |
Spectral Range |
Panchromatic: 450 - 800 nm
Blue: 450 - 510 nm
Green: 510 - 580 nm
Red: 655 - 690 nm
Near Infra Red: 780 - 920 nm |
Metric Accuracy/Geolocation |
5 m CE90, 3 m CE90 (measured) |
Swath Widths & Representative Area Sizes |
Nominal swath width - 15.2 km / 9.44 mi at Nadir
Single-point scene - 225 sq km (15x15 km)
Contiguous large area - 15,000 sq km (300x50 km)
Contiguous 1° cell size areas - 10,000 sq km
(100x100 km)
Contiguous stereo area - 6,270 sq km (224x28 km)
(Area assumes pan mode at highest line rate) |
Imaging Angle |
Capable of imaging in any direction |
Revisit Frequency at 770 km Altitude (40° Latitude Target) |
Max Pan GSD (m) |
Off Nadir Look Angle (deg) |
Average Revisit (days) |
0.42 |
10 |
8.3 |
0.50 |
28 |
2.8 |
0.59 |
35 |
2.1 |
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Daily Monoscopic Area Collection Capacity |
Up to 700,000 sq km/day (270,271 sq mi/day) of pan area (about the size of Texas). Up to 350,000 sq km/day (135,135 sq mi/day) of pan-sharpened multispectral area (about the size of New Mexico) |