SPOT Earth observation satellites

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SPOT Earth observation satellites are a series of French-led remote sensing spacecraft that provide high-resolution optical imagery of Earth for applications such as mapping, environmental monitoring, and land-use analysis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite series
remote sensing satellite constellation
capability off-nadir viewing
stereoscopic imaging
countryOfOrigin France
dataDistributedBy EADS
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space

SPOT Image
dataUser civilian users
commercial users
government agencies
developedBy Airbus
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space

CNES
SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Société pour l’Observation de la Terre (SPOT Image)
firstUnit SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 1
hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 1

SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 2

SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 3

SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 4

SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 5

SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 6

SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 7
imageryType optical imagery
lastUnit SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPOT 7
launchOfFirstUnit 1986-02-22
launchOfLastUnit 2014-06-30
notableApplication change detection
crop monitoring
forest monitoring
topographic mapping
urban planning
notableInstrument HRG (High Resolution Geometric)
HRS (High Resolution Stereoscopic)
HRV (High Resolution Visible)
HRV (High Resolution Visible)
surface form: HRVIR (High Resolution Visible and Infrared)
operator Astrium
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space

CNES
orbitRegime Low Earth orbit
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit
purpose Earth observation
agricultural monitoring
cartography
disaster management support
environmental monitoring
land-use analysis
remote sensing
regionOfCoverage global
revisitTime 1–4 days with constellation
spatialResolution 10–20 m multispectral (typical)
up to 1.5 m panchromatic (later satellites)
spectralBands multispectral
panchromatic
swathWidth approximately 60 km
typicalAltitude approximately 830 km

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CNES notableProgram SPOT Earth observation satellites
SPOT Earth observation satellites developedBy SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Société pour l’Observation de la Terre (SPOT Image)
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 1
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 2
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 3
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 4
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 5
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 6
SPOT Earth observation satellites hasMember SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 7
SPOT Earth observation satellites firstUnit SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 1
SPOT Earth observation satellites lastUnit SPOT Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPOT 7
Sun-synchronous orbit isUsedBy SPOT Earth observation satellites
this entity surface form: SPOT satellites