Remote sensing

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.

Specifications

Sentinel – 2

orbit height

786 km

number of satellites

2

revisit time

2-3 days

inclination

98.5º

Band

Pixel size

Central wavelength [nm]

B1 – aerosol

60 m

443

B2 – Blue

10 m

490

B3 – Green

10 m

560

 B4 – Red

10 m

665

B5 – NIR

20 m

705

B6 – NIR

20 m

740

B7 – NIR

20 m

783

B8 – NIR/SWIR

10 m

842

B8a – SWIR

20 m

865

B9 – SWIR

60 m

945

B10 – Cirrus

60 m

1375

B11 – Snow/Ice/Cloud

20 m

1610

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

Sensor type – wavelength [nm]

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