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SPOT 5
SPOT 5
Launched in:
2002
Out of service since:
2015
Repeat cycle:
26 days
Orbit height:
832 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
CNES - France
SPOT 5 retired in December 2015. VEGETATION mission ended 31 May 2014.
SPOT 5 websites
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
CNES - VEGETATION
CNES News - Retirement of SPOT 5
VITO - SPOT Vegetation
Press release: Announcement SPOT imagery for free
ESA Earth Online
CNES - SPOT
Data ordering
VITO - Product Distribution Portal
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)
HRG (High Resolution Geometric)
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
CNES News - Retirement of SPOT 5
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
10
60
5
Band 2 (VIS)
0.61 to 0.68
10
60
5
Band 3 (NIR)
0.79 to 0.89
10
60
5
Band 4 (SWIR)
1.58 to 1.75
20
60
5
Band PAN (VIS)
0.48 to 0.71
5 (2.5)
60
5
HRS (High Resolution Stereoscopic)
Information
Airbus DS - Technical info SPOT
CNES News - Retirement of SPOT 5
Data ordering
Airbus DS - Geostore
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band PAN (VIS)
0.49 to 0.69
10
120
26
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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