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Satellite Programme:
Sky Satellite
Programme details
Programme description
Series of 21 satellites for high-resolution land observation. The first two, experimental, have been named SkySat 1 and 2. Further operational units are named SkySat-C
Commercially-based programme, initiated in 2013 by Skybox Imaging Inc., Mountain View, California., USA. In April 2017 Planet Labs Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA took over the programme.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 5 years.
The satellites exploit a sunsynchronous orbit around 10:30.
The replacement policy is based on launches to implement a constellation.
More information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Labs
Data circulation
Direct access to the SkySat constellation is possible through a SkyNode terminal provided by Skybox.
Archived data since 2014, processed and distributed by Planet Labs Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA.
Agencies
Planet
Programme lifetime
2013 - 2025
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .