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SPOT 3

Launched in:	1993
Out of service since:	1996
Repeat cycle:	26 days
Orbit height:	832 km
Orbit type:	Sun Synchronous
Organisation:	CNES - France
Launched 26 Sep 1993; decommissioned 14 Nov 1996.

SPOT 3 websites

Information

Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
ESA Earth Online
CNES - SPOT
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere

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)

HRV (High Resolution Visible)

POAM-II (Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement)

Information

DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
U.S. Naval Research Lab - POAM

Data ordering

U.S. Naval Research Lab - POAM Data

Sensor Bands

Band	Wavelength (µm)	Bandwidth (µm)	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)	Revisit time (days)
Band Aerosols (UV)	0.3523	0.0044	(600)
Band NO2 off (VIS)	0.4416	0.002	(600)
Band NO2 on (VIS)	0.4481	0.0021	(600)
Band O3 (VIS)	0.6014	0.0143	(600)
Band O2 on (VIS)	0.7621	0.0022	(600)
Band O2 off (VIS)	0.781	0.0167	(600)
Band H2O off (NIR)	0.921	0.0021	(600)
Band H2O on (NIR)	0.9364	0.0023	(600)
Band Aerosols (NIR)	1.0603	0.0111	(600)

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