RapidEye
BlackBridge is a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery. The company operated a five satellite constellation – named RapidEye – producing 5 metre resolution imagery.
| Specifications | RapidEye |
| orbit height | 630 km |
| number of satellites | 5 |
| revisit time | daily (off-nadir) / 5.5 days (at nadir) |
| image capture capacity | 4 million sq km/day |
| pixel size (orthorectified) | 5 m |
| Sensor type – wavelength [nm] | |
| Blue – B | 440-510 |
| Green – G | 520-590 |
| Red – R | 630-690 |
| Red Edge – RedEdge | 690-730 |
| Near Infrared – NIR | 760-880 |
Sentinel-2
The Copernicus Programme Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission developed by ESA to perform terrestrial observations in support of services such as forest monitoring, land cover changes detection, and natural disaster management.
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Specifications |
Sentinel – 2 |
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| orbit height |
786 km |
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| number of satellites |
2 |
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| revisit time |
2-3 days |
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| inclination |
98.5º |
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Band |
Pixel size |
Central wavelength [nm] |
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| B1 – aerosol |
60 m |
443 |
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| B2 – Blue |
10 m |
490 |
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| B3 – Green |
10 m |
560 |
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| B4 – Red |
10 m |
665 |
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| B5 – NIR |
20 m |
705 |
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| B6 – NIR |
20 m |
740 |
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| B7 – NIR |
20 m |
783 |
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| B8 – NIR/SWIR |
10 m |
842 |
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| B8a – SWIR |
20 m |
865 |
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| B9 – SWIR |
60 m |
945 |
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| B10 – Cirrus |
60 m |
1375 |
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| B11 – Snow/Ice/Cloud |
20 m |
1610 |
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| B12 – Snow/Ice/Cloud | 20 m | 2190 | |
Landsat 8
Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on February 11, 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program.
| Specifications |
Landsat |
| orbit height |
709 km |
| number if satellites |
1 |
| revisit time |
16 days |
| pixel size |
30 m thermal 120 m |
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Sensor type – wavelength [nm] |
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| Panchromatic |
500-680 |
| Coastal |
430-450 |
| Blue – B |
450-510 |
| Green – G |
530-590 |
| Red – R |
640-670 |
| Near Infrared – NIR |
850-880 |
| SWIR1 |
1570-1650 |
| SWIR2 |
2110-2290 |
| Cirrus |
1360-1380 |
| Thermal Infrared – TIRS1 |
10600-11190 |
| Thermal Infrared – TIRS1 |
11500-12510 |
