PlanetLab Satellite Imagery
High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY
Offering the largest collection capacities and the quickest return time to any place on earth, Planet’s constellation of 5 identical Earth Observation satellites allows us to reliably provide complete coverage of difficult-to-image areas and to fill our archive with large quantities of current data daily. Our satellites can collect up to 5 million km² of imagery daily, which makes PlanetLab unique in providing large-area coverage in short periods of time.
Basic Product
level 1B
Ortho
Product
Ortho Take Product level 3B
Rapideye Mosaics level 3M
Key Features of the
RapidEye Constellation
RapidEye Constellation
Mission characteristic | Information | |
Number of Satellites: | 5 | |
Orbit Altitude: | 630 km in Sun-synchronous orbit | |
Equator Crossing Time: | 11:00 am (approximately) | |
Sensor Type: | Multi-spectral push broom imager | |
Spectral Bands: | Capable of capturing any of the following spectral bands: | |
NameBlue:Green:Red:Red Edge:NIR: | Spectral Bands (nm)440 – 510520 – 590630 – 685690 – 730760 – 850 | |
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Ground Sampling Distance (nadir): | 6.5 m | |
Pixel Size (orthorectified): | 5 m | |
Swath Width: | 77 km | |
On-board Data Storage: | Up to 1500 km of image data per orbit | |
Revisit Time: | Daily (off-nadir) / 5.5 days (at nadir) | |
Image Capture Capacity: | 5 million km²/day | |
Camera Dynamic Range: | 12 bit | |