SkySat 2G-1

Launch data: Designation  41601 / 16040C Launch date  22 June 2016, 03:55 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, SLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-XL Mission  Commerc.: Earth Observation, Imaging LEO, Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  500 x 515 km Eccentricity  1,09E-03 Inclination  97.5 ° Period  94.78 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• SKYSAT C1 is the first of 19 operational Earth Observation Satellites in the initial constellation operated by Terra Bella (formerly Skybox imaging) to collect high-resolution panchromatic and multispectral images and video of Earth to be offered on the commercial market.
• SkySat-C1 to C19 are commercial Earth observation satellites by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellites operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth.
• Skybox becomes only the fifth organization licensed to provide high resolution space-based imagery of Earth.
• Each SkySat satellite is equipped with a Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain telescope with a focal length of 3.6 m, and a focal plane consisting of three 5.5 Mpixel CMOS imaging detectors. SkySat-1 and -2 use 3 CMOS frame detectors with a size of 2560 × 2160 pixels and a pixel size of 6.5 µm. The operational satellites have a higher resolution detector. The upper half of the detector is used for panchromatic capture, the lower half is divided into 4 stripes covered with blue, green, red and near infra-red color filters. The native resolution at nadir of the SkySat-1 and SkySat-2 is around 1.1 m. Further satellites will be placed in lower orbits, leading to increased image resolution.

Mission details:

• Deployement see: Catosat 2C

External links:

• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking