Capella Space

Very high resolution 50 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 5 times a day. The collection contains data from 2020 to the present.


Overview

Capella Space imagery is acquired by 7 very high and high resolution radar satellites on an intraday basis anywhere on the globe. The datasets are available starting from 2020. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

A Capella Space image of Forbidden City (China)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combination
CustomX-band
Data productSpectral bands combination
SLCX-band
GECX-band
GEOX-band
SICDX-band

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Capella Space
Collection type Tasking
Catalog
Product type SAR
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolution

Spot: 50 cm

Site: 1 m

Strip: 1.20 m

Ground range resolution

Spot: 40 cm–70 cm

Site: 70 cm–1.20 m

Strip: 1.10 m–1.60 m

Bit depth per pixel

Complex: 16-bit

Geocoded: 32-bit

Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (SLC, GEC, GEO: GeoTIFF; SICD: NITF)
  • Metadata (JSON)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (PNG)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

The ordered tasking data will include all processing levels.

ComplexDetectedGeocoded

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SLC, SICD

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GEC, GTC

ComplexDetectedGeocoded

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SLC, SICD

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GEC, GTC

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Spot

Site

Strip

Incidence angleFrom 25° to 50°
Slant range resolution

Spot: 30 cm

Site: 30 cm

Strip: 75 cm

Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitMid-inclination, from 44° to 53°, at 590–647 km
Orbit direction

Ascending

Descending

Number of satellites6
PolarizationSingle: HH, VV
Revisit rate5 times a day

Band data

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.4–9.9 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference system

Complex: Geographic-WGS84

Geocoded: UTM-WGS84

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • Spot: 5×5 km2
  • Site: From 5×10 km2 to 5×50 km2
  • Strip: From 5×20 km2 to 5×200 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2020

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • Spot: 5×5 km2
  • Site: From 5×10 km2 to 5×50 km2
  • Strip: From 5×20 km2 to 5×200 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTasking

Name: capella-tasking

ID: 83e21b35-e431-43a0-a1c4-22a6ad313911

capella-tasking
SLCCatalog

Name: capella-slc-full-scene

ID: 1f2b0d7f-d3e2-4b3d-96b7-e7c184df7952

capella-slc
GECCatalog

Name: capella-gec-full-scene

ID: 96072809-d820-4cf9-86dd-d3bff3337c35

capella-gec
GEOCatalog

Name: capella-geo-full-scene

ID: d66facaa-533f-49a2-849a-c2910ac9dd31

capella-geo
SICDCatalog

Name: capella-sicd-full-scene

ID: 8b0aed07-c565-4bf9-b719-401e692de4a6

capella-sicd

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