SPOT 1 – 7

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Overview & HistoryPricing

The SPOT constellation includes six medium resolution satellites launched from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana starting in 1986 – with a seventh (SPOT 7) joining its siblings in space by the end of this year. Of the six satellites in orbit, two are still active: SPOT 5 and the recently launched SPOT 6.

Now operated by Astrium, SPOT 5 and 6 feature panchromatic, multispectral (or blue, green, red and near-infrared/NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral bands. Orbiting our planet at 822 kilometers (km), the SPOT satellites are able to image huge pieces of land each day with a footprint that is 60-km wide. The newest satellites, SPOT 6 and 7, will collect a combined 6 million sq km per day when both are operational – or an area twice the size of India every day!

Below is the least expensive SPOT data offered. Prices increase for new collections, additional spectral bands, alternate data products and data processing. Note that academic and volume discounts are available.

  • Data Source: SPOTMaps
  • Minimum Order Size: $350 (per area & date)
  • Product Type: 1:50,000 ortho + 2.5-m simulated color
  • Price Per Sq Km: $3.00

For an exact quote, please contact our Sales Team at sales@apollomapping.com.

Key Satellite Specifications

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  • Spectral Bands: panchromatic, 3-band multispectral (green, red and NIR)
  • Nadir Resolution: 10-meter (m) panchromatic, 20-m multispectral
  • Average Revisit Time: non-operational
  • Footprint Width: 60 km (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 822 km (at equator)
  • Operational Dates: February 22, 1986 – November 17, 2003

  • Spectral Bands: panchromatic, 3-band multispectral (green, red and NIR)
  • Nadir Resolution: 10-m panchromatic, 20-m multispectral
  • Average Revisit Time: non-operational
  • Footprint Width: 60 km (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 822 km (at equator)
  • Operational Dates: January 22, 1990 – July 30, 2009

  • Spectral Bands: panchromatic, 3-band multispectral (green, red and NIR)
  • Nadir Resolution: 10-m panchromatic, 20-m multispectral
  • Average Revisit Time: non-operational
  • Footprint Width: 60 km (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 822 km (at equator)
  • Operational Dates: September 26, 1993 – November 14, 1996

  • Spectral Bands: monospectral (covers a smaller wavelength range than traditional panchromatic), 3-band multispectral (green, red and NIR), SWIR
  • Nadir Resolution: 10-m monospectral, 20-m multispectral and SWIR
  • Average Revisit Time: 2.4 days (varies with latitude & nadir)
  • Footprint Width: 60 km (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 822 km (at equator)
  • Operational Dates: March 24, 1998 – January 11, 2013

  • Spectral Bands: panchromatic, 3-band multispectral (green, red and NIR), SWIR, HRS (panchromatic stereo)
  • Nadir Resolution: 2.5-m fused images (SPOTMaps), 5-m panchromatic, 10-m multispectral and HRS and 20-m SWIR
  • Average Revisit Time: 2.4 days (varies with latitude & nadir)
  • Footprint Width: 60 km; 120 km, stereo sensors only (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 822 km (at equator)
  • Launch Date: May 4, 2002

  • Spectral Bands: panchromatic, 4-band multispectral (blue, green, red and NIR)
  • Product Resolution: 1.5-m panchromatic, 6-m multispectral
  • Average Revisit Time: at most 1 day (once SPOT 7 is operational)
  • Footprint Width: 60 km (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 694 km (at equator)
  • Launch Date: September 9, 2012

  • Spectral Bands: panchromatic, 4-band multispectral (blue, green, red and NIR)
  • Product Resolution: 1.5-m panchromatic, 6-m multispectral
  • Average Revisit Time: at most 1 day (once SPOT 7 is operational)
  • Footprint Width: 60 km (at nadir)
  • Orbital Height: 694 km (at equator)
  • Expected Launch Date: 2013