SkySat is a constellation of 21 high-resolution Earth imaging satellites. The first satellite launched, SkySat-1, was launched in 2013.
| Launch Dates | SkySat-1: 21 Nov 2013 SkySat-2: 8 Jul 2014 SkySat-3: 22 Sep 2016 SkySat-4 to 7: 16 Sep 2016 SkySat-8 to 13: 31 Oct 2017 SkySat-14-15: 3 Dec 2018 SkySat 16-18: 13 June 2020 SkySat 19-21: 18 Aug 2020 |
| Orbit Type | SkySat 1-15: Sun-synchronous orbit
SkySat 16-21: Inclined, non-sun-synchronous orbit |
| Orbit Altitude | SkySat 1-2: 600km
SkySat 3-15: Launched at 500 km altitude, lowered to 450 km in early 2020 SkySat 16-18: 400km |
The SkySat sensor is a Cassegrain telescope capable of capturing daytime/nighttime frame images, stereo images, and videos, equipped with three 5.5-megapixel CMOS imaging detectors forming the focal plane with a focal length of 3.6 meters.
SkySat satellite imagery provides high-resolution commercial satellite imaging globally. These images are typically used for geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, geodesy, environmental monitoring, and many other applications. SkySat satellite images can provide high-quality images at various resolutions (e.g., 50 cm per pixel), which allows for detailed mapping and monitoring applications. Such images can be used in a variety of fields, including urban planning, agricultural monitoring, disaster management, infrastructure development, and more.
| Sensor Type | SkySat satellites are equipped with three CMOS Frame Cameras per satellite capturing panchromatic and multispectral bands that capture overlapping images. |
| Spectral Bands | Blue 450 – 515 nm Green 515 – 595 nm Red 605 – 695 nm NIR 740 – 900 nm PAN 450 – 900 nm |
| Ground Resolution After Super-Resolution Processing (nadir) | SkySat-1, SkySat-2 (Generation A/B):
Panchromatic: 0.86 m
Multispectral: 1.0 m
SkySat-3 – SkySat-15 (Generation C):
Panchromatic: 0.65 m (previously 0.72 m before 06/30/2020)
Multispectral: 0.81 m (previously 1.0 m before 06/30/2020)
SkySat-16 – SkySat-21 (Generation C):
Panchromatic: 0.57 m
Multispectral: 0.75 m |
| Ortho Product Pixel Size | 0.50m |
| Bandwidth | 8 km , nadir (SkySat-1 to -2)
5.9 km , nadir (SkySat-3 to -15) 5.5 km , nadir (SkySat-16 to -21) |
| Maximum Image Swath Length | 200 km |
| Revisit Time | Constellation: Six times per day globally on average, with a maximum of 12 times.
Satellite: 4 – 5 days (Reference altitude: 500 km) |
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