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Medium Resolution Optical Imagery
Satellite | Operational | Panchromatic Resolution | Multispectral Resolution | Wavebands |
ASTER | 2014 | — | <200 m | TIR |
ASTER - Tunis, Tunisia - ©METI & NASA
Landsat 8
| Triplesat - Rimini, Italy - ©21AT 2015, distribution 21AT, all rights reserved | ||||
| Satellite: Landsat (7) ETM+ | Operational: 1999 | Panchromatic Resolution: 15 m | Multispectral Resolution: 30 m/60 m | Wavebands: Pan, VNIR, SWIR, TIR |
Landsat TM - Cuprite
Medium Resolution Imagery Specifications
| Satellite | Operational | Panchromatic Resolution | Multispectral Resolution | Wavebands |
| ALOS-2 CIRC | 2014 | – | <200 m | TIR |
| ASTER | 1999 | – | 15 m/60 m/90 m | VNIR, SWIR, TIR |
| AVHRR | 1978 | – | 1,100 m | R, NIR, MIR, LWIR, TIR |
| Deimos-1 | 2009 | – | 22 m | VNIR |
| Gaofen-4 (GF-4) | 2015 | 50 m | 400 m | VNIR |
| IRS 1A/1B | 1988 | – | 36/72 m | VNIR |
| Landsat (7) ETM+ | 1999 | 15 m | 30 m/60 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR, TIR |
| Landsat 8 | 2013 | 15 m | 30 m/100 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR, TIR, Cirrus |
| MODIS | 1999 | – | 250 m/500 m/1,000 m | VNIR, SWIR, MIR, LWIF, TIR |
| Proba CHRIS | 2001 | – | 18 m/36 m | VNIR |
| SeaWiFS | 1997 | – | 1,000 m/4,500 m | VNIR |
| EO-1 Hyperion | 2001–2017 | – | 30 m | VNIR |
| Landsat (1,2,3,4,5) MSS | 1972–1978 | – | 80 m | VNIR |
| Landsat (4 and 5) TM | 1982–1984 | – | 30 m/120 m | VNIR, SWIR, TIR |
High Resolution Optical Imagery
RapidEye - Dallas, USA - ©2015 Planet Labs Inc, All Rights Reserved
Sentinel-2a - Milan, Italy - ©Copernicus, 2015 / ESA
Tianhui-1 - Renhuai, Guizhou, China - ©BSEI
THEOS - Cambridge, UK - ©GISTDA
UK-DMC-2 - Isle of Wight - ©2015 Airbus DS
Urthecast - Rome, Italy - ©2015 UrtheCast Corp.
ALOS PRISM - Darwim, Australia - ©JAXA, Distributed by PASCO
ZiYuan III-01 - Shenyang, China - Distributed by SPACEWILL
ALOS AVNIR-2 - Kyushu Island, Japan - ©JAXA, Distributed by PASCO
DubaiSat-1 - Provo, Serbia - ©EIAST 2013
EROS-A - New York, USA - ©2002 ImageSat International N.V.
EO-1 ALI - Baltimore, USA
Formosat-2 - Sedd el Bahr, Turkey - ©NSPO
IRIS-1D - Barcelona, Spain - ©2002 Antrix
IRS-P5 Cartosat-1 - Bodrum, Turkey - ©2008 Antrix
IRS P6 LISS-III - Seville, Spain - ©2004 Antrix
KazeoSat-1 - The Paul Ricard Circuit, France - ©2014 KGS, Distribution Airbus DS
PlanetScope - Ning Dong, China - ©2015 Planet Labs Inc, All Rights Reserved
High Resolution Imagery Specifications
| Satellite | Operational | Panchromatic Resolution | Multispectral Resolution | Wavebands |
| BKA | 2012 | 2.1 m | 10.5 m | VNIR |
| Canopus-B | 2012 | 2.1 m | 10.5 m | VNIR |
| Cartosat-1 (IRS-P5) | 2005 | 2.5 m | – | Pan |
| CBERS-1/2/2B | 1999 | 2.5 m/20 m | 20–260 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR, TIR |
| DMCii | 2002 | 4 m | 22–32 m | Pan, VNIR |
| DubaiSat-1 | 2009 | 2.5 m | 5 m | Pan, VNIR |
| Gaofen-1 (GF-1) | 2013 | 2 m | 8–16 m | VNIR |
| IRS 1C/1D | 1995 | 5.8 m | 23–188 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR |
| KazEOSat-2 | 2014 | – | 6.5 m | VNIR |
| PlanetScope (Doves) | 2014 | – | 3.7 m | VNIR |
| RapidEye | 2008 | – | 5 m | VNIR |
| Resourcesat-1 (IRS-P6) | 2003 | 5.8 m | 5.8–70 m | VNIR, SWIR |
| Resourcesat-2 | 2011 | 5.8 m | 5.8–70 m | VNIR, SWIR |
| Sentinel-2A | 2015 | – | 10–60 m | VNIR, SWIR |
| SPOT 6, 7 | 2012 | 1.5 m | 6 m | VNIR |
| THEOS | 2008 | 2 m | 15 m | Pan, VNIR |
| UrtheCast Theia | 2013 | – | 5 m | VNIR |
| UrtheCast Iris | 2013 | – | 1 m video | V |
| Ziyuan III-01 (ZY3-1) 资源三号 | 2012 | 2.1 m / 3.5 m stereo | 5.8 m | Imagery: pan, VNIR Stereo: pan only |
| Tianhui-1 (TH-1) 测绘卫星一号 | 2012 | 2 m pan / 5 m tristereo | 10 m | Imagery: pan, VNIR Stereo: pan only |
| ALOS AVNIR-2 | 2006–2011 | – | 10 m | VNIR |
| ALOS PRISM | 2006–2011 | 2.5 m | – | Pan |
| EO-1 ALI | 2001–2017 | 10 m | 30 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR |
| EROS A | 2000–2016 | 1.9 m | – | Pan |
| Formosat-2 (Rocsat-2) | 2004–2016 | 2 m | 8 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR |
| SPOT 1, 2, 3, 4 | 1986–2013 | 10 m | 10–20 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR |
| SPOT 5 | 2002–2015 | 2.5/5 m | 10–20 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR |
Very High Resolution Optical Imagery
Pleiades Neo - Venice - ©2021 AIRBUS DS, All rights Reserved
Pleiades - Marseilles - ©2013 CNES, Distribution AIRBUS DS
WorldView-3 - Auckland, New Zealand - ©2014 DigitalGlobe, Inc., a Maxar company
SkySat-1 - Shenzhen, China - ©2015 Planet Labs Inc, All Rights Reserved
Cartosat-2 - Bodrum, Turkey - ©2008 Antrix
Vision-1 - Split, Croatia - ©2019 Airbus DS
SuperView-1 - Dakar - Distributed by SPACEWILL
Deimos-2 - Sana'a, Yemen - ©2015 UrtheCast Corp.
WorldView-1 - Ivory Coast - ©DigitalGlobe, Inc., a Maxar company
DMC - Cape Town, South Africa - ©DMCii
Blacksky Global 4 - Uluru, Australia - ©2021 Blacksky, All rights Reserved
WorldView-2 - Rome, Italy - ©2010 DigitalGlobe, Inc., a Maxar company
Dubaisat-2 - Melbourne, Australia - ©EIAST 2013
Gaofen-2 - Chaoyang Park - GF-2 - Distributed by SPACEWILL
GeoEye-1 - Kutztown - ©DigitalGlobe, Inc., a Maxar company
IRS P6 LISS-IV - Bremerhaven, Germany - ©2005 Antrix
Ikonos - Berlin, Germany - ©2002 DigitalGlobe, Inc., a Maxar company
Kompsat-2 - Three Gorges Dam, China - ©KARI 2015, Distribution SIIS
Kompsat-3 - Durban, South Africa - ©KARI 2015, Distribution SIIS
Kompsat-3a - Burj Al Arab, UAE - ©KARI 2015, Distribution SIIS
Very High Resolution Imagery Specifications
| Satellite | Operational | Panchromatic Resolution | Multispectral Resolution | Wavebands |
| Pléiades Neo | 2021 | 0.3 m | 1.2 m | Pan, VNIR |
| GeoEye-1 | 2008 | 0.4 m | 1.65 m | Pan, VNIR |
| WorldView-1 | 2007 | 0.5 m | – | Pan |
| WorldView-2 | 2009 | 0.5 m | 2.0 m | Pan, VNIR |
| WorldView-3 | 2014 | 0.3 m | 1.27 m/3.7 m | Pan, VNIR, SWIR |
| SuperView-1 (A-D) | 2016 | 0.5 m | 2 m | VNIR |
| Kompsat-2 | 2006 | 1 m | 4 m | Pan, VNIR |
| Kompsat-3 | 2012 | 0.7 m | 2.8 m | Pan, VNIR |
| Kompsat-3A | 2015 | 0.55 m | 2.2 m/5.5 m | Pan, VNIR, TIR |
| Pleiades | 2011 | 0.5 m | 2 m | VNIR |
| Blacksky | 2018 | 0.8–1.3 m | 0.8–1.3 m | Pan, V |
| Gaofen-2 (GF-2) | 2014 | 0.8 m | 3.2 m | VNIR |
| Cartosat-2 | 2007 | 0.8 m | – | Pan |
| Cartosat-3 | 2019 | 0.28 m | 1 m | VNIR |
| Deimos-2 | 2014 | 0.75 m | 3 m | Pan, VNIR |
| DubaiSat-2 | 2014 | 1 m | 4 m | Pan, VNIR |
| EROS B | 2006 | 0.7 m | – | Pan |
| EROS B (nighttime) | 2006 | 1 m | – | Pan |
| KazEOSat-1 | 2014 | 1 m | 4 m | Pan, VNIR |
| SkySat-1, 2 (imagery) | 2013 | 0.5–0.9 m | 2 m | Pan, VNIR |
| SkySat-1, 2 (video) | 2013 | 1.1 m | – | Pan |
| TeLEOS-1 | 2015 | 1 m | – | Pan |
| Vision-1 | 2018 | 0.9 m | 3.5 m | Pan, VNIR |
| TripleSat (aka DMC3) | 2015 | 1 m | 4 m | VNIR |
| Ikonos | 1999–2015 | 0.8 m | 3.6 m | Pan, VNIR |
| QuickBird | 2001–2015 | 0.6 m | 2.4 m | Pan, VNIR |
| OrbView-3 | 2003–2007 | 1 m | 4 m | Pan, VNIR |
| WorldView-4 | 2017–2019 | 0.31 m | 1.23 m | VNIR |
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