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SPOT 4
SPOT 4
Launched in:
1998
Out of service since:
2013
Repeat cycle:
26 days
Orbit height:
832 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
CNES - France
End-of-life 29 June 2013.
SPOT 4 websites
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
CNES - VEGETATION
VITO - SPOT Vegetation
ESA Earth Online
CNES - SPOT
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
Data ordering
VITO - Product Distribution Portal
Airbus DS - Geostore
ESA Earth Online - Search
ESA - Image 2006 (38 European countries)
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)
HRVIR (High Resolution Visible and Infra-red)
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Data ordering
Airbus DS - Geostore
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.5 to 0.59
20
60 (80)
4
Band 2 (VIS)
0.61 to 0.68
20 (10)
60 (80)
4
Band 3 (NIR)
0.78 to 0.89
20
60 (80)
4
Band 4 (SWIR)
1.58 to 1.75
20
60 (80)
4
POAM-III (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)
0.3534
0.00971
(600)
Band NO2 off (VIS)
0.4396
0.0021
(600)
Band NO2 on (VIS)
0.4422
0.0021
(600)
Band O3 (VIS)
0.603
0.0177
(600)
Band O2 on (VIS)
0.7613
0.0023
(600)
Band O2 off (VIS)
0.779
0.0102
(600)
Band H2O off (NIR)
0.9224
0.0026
(600)
Band H2O on (NIR)
0.9359
0.0029
(600)
Band Aerosols (NIR)
1.018
0.0116
(600)
VEGETATION ()
Information
CNES - VEGETATION
CNES News - Retirement of SPOT 5
VITO - SPOT Vegetation
VITO - SPOT Vegetation User Guide & docs
Data ordering
VITO - Product Distribution Portal
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.43 to 0.47
1000
2200
1
Band 2 (VIS)
0.61 to 0.68
1000
2200
1
Band 3 (NIR)
0.78 to 0.89
1000
2200
1
Band 4 (SWIR)
1.58 to 1.75
1000
2200
1
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