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SPOT 2
SPOT 2
Launched in:
1990
Out of service since:
2009
Repeat cycle:
26 days
Orbit height:
832 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
CNES - France
Launched 22 Jan 1990; decommissioned 1 Jul 2009
SPOT 2 websites
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
ESA Earth Online
CNES - SPOT
Data ordering
Airbus DS - Geostore
ESA Earth Online - Search
SPOT World Heritage (tropical forests Africa)
ESA - Third Party Missions (data for research)
On Board Sensors
DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite)
Information
CNES Aviso - Altimetry
CNES Aviso - DORIS
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (2.03625 GHz) (Radio)
Band 2 (401.25 MHz) (Radio)
HRV (High Resolution Visible)
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Data ordering
Airbus DS - Geostore
Airbus DS - Geostore
Airbus DS - Geostore
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1(XS) (VIS)
0.5 to 0.59
20
60 (80)
4
Band 2(XS) (VIS)
0.61 to 0.68
20
60 (80)
4
Band 3(XS) (NIR)
0.78 to 0.89
20
60 (80)
4
Band 4(PAN) (VIS)
0.5 to 0.73
10
60 (80)
4
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