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EROS B Satellite

EROS B satellite provides 70-cm resolution, panchromatic imagery.

EROS B Satellite Imagery Samples

EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Dong-an, North Korea; June 4, 2016
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Subi Reef, South Pacific; July 23, 2015
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Desaguadero, Bolivia-Peru Border; October 27, 2015
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Minnesota National; July 1, 2013
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - New York, New York; September 23, 2007
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Jersey City, New Jersey; September 23, 2007
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Funtown Pier, New Jersey; September 23, 2007
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Jersey Shore, New Jersey; September 23, 2007
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Rural Egypt; February 23, 2013
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Rural Egypt; February 23, 2013
EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Rural Egypt; February 23, 2013
Nighttime EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Texas; September 14, 2008
Nighttime EROS B 70-cm Panchromatic - Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Texas; September 14, 2008

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The EROS B Advantage

Reasonable Pricing
EROS B data is priced below all other high resolution satellite imagery for both archive and tasking orders.

Rush Tasking
When new collections are placed at rush priority, the first attempt is guaranteed within 5 days of order activation.

Stereo Pairs & Triplets
EROS B can be tasked for new collections of stereo pairs and triplets. Triplets are useful for creating accurate elevation models in areas with extreme topographic change and/or tall structures that obscure the land below.

Nighttime Tasking
If you need high resolution nighttime imagery collected, EROS B is your only choice. There is seasonal variability to the nighttime imaging periods in extreme latitudes which are detailed in this chart.
Overview & HistoryEROS B SpecificationsPricing

The second panchromatic satellite owned by ImageSat International, EROS B was launched into orbit on April 25, 2006 from Svobodny Launch Complex, Russia. This high resolution satellite orbits the Earth at a height between 516 and 524 kilometers (km), collecting black and white imagery with an average resolution of 70 centimeters (cm). EROS B is the only high resolution satellite that can be tasked to collect nighttime imagery. This data has a wide array of uses including urban sprawl measurements, light pollution detection and population estimates.

Launch Details
  • Launch Date: April 25,2006, 17:03 UTC
  • Vehicle: Start-1
  • Site: Svobodny Launch Complex, Russia
  • Expected Mission Life: at least 2022

EROS B Components
  • Dimensions: 2.3-m (height) x 1.2-m (diameter), 290 kg at launch
  • Control Systems:
    • 3-axis stabilized
    • Actuators: four reaction wheels
    • Altitude determination: horizon sensors, sun sensors, star sensor, gyros and magnetometer
  • Ground Communication Systems:
    • Imagery downlink – 280 Mbit/s, X-band
    • Maintenance & metadata downlink – 2.5 or 15 kbit/s, S-band
    • Tasking & commands uplink – 2.5 or 15 kbit/s, S-band
  • Focal Plane: CCD asynchronous or synchronous pushbroom scanner, 10,380 pixels per line, 96 line arrays
  • Optical Sensor Assembly: 8-m focal length, 50-cm aperture

Orbit Characteristics
  • Altitude: 520 km ± 4 km
  • Period: 95 minutes
  • Speed:
    • In orbit – 7.6 km per second
    • Over ground – 7.0 km per second
  • Inclination: 97.4°
  • Direction: sun-synchronous circular, north to south (across the lit side of Earth)
  • Equatorial Crossing Time: 1:30 PM local time (approximate; across lit side of Earth); 12:30 AM local time (approximate; nighttime collections only)
  • Revisit Frequency: (at 45° lat)
    • 3 days (30° off-nadir)
    • 6 days (15° off-nadir)

Imaging System
  • Spectral Band: panchromatic
  • Sensor Resolution: 0.70-m (at nadir, from 520 km)
  • Spectral Band Wavelength Range: (in nm)
    • Panchromatic – 500 to 900
  • Sunlight Conditions: no limitation
  • Dynamic Range: 10-bits

Collection Capabilities
  • Footprint Width: 7 km (at nadir, from 520 km)
  • Maximum Collection Geometry: (at 30° off-nadir)
    • Mono, large area – 25 km x 40 km (6 strips wide)
    • Mono, long strip – 250 km x 7 km (1 strip only)
    • Stereo, large area – 25 km x 20 km (3 pairs wide)
  • Onboard Storage Capacity: 30 7×7 km scenes
  • Georeferenced Horizontal Accuracy: < 9m CE90 relative (within scene)

Below is the least expensive EROS B data offered. Prices increase for new collections and data processing. Note that academic and volume discounts are available.

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

Interested in the seasonal periods when EROS B can collect nighttime imagery?

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