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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.

A Capella Space image of Forbidden City (China)

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Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
Custom

X-band

API name and ID: capella-tasking | 83e21b35-e431-43a0-a1c4-22a6ad313911
Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
SLC

X-band

API name and ID: capella-slc-full-scene | 1f2b0d7f-d3e2-4b3d-96b7-e7c184df7952
GEC

X-band

API name and ID: capella-gec-full-scene | 96072809-d820-4cf9-86dd-d3bff3337c35
GEO

X-band

API name and ID: capella-geo-full-scene | d66facaa-533f-49a2-849a-c2910ac9dd31
SICD

X-band

API name and ID: capella-sicd-full-scene | 8b0aed07-c565-4bf9-b719-401e692de4a6

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Capella Space
Collection type

Tasking from 84,500 credits per scene

Catalog from 28,300 credits per scene
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 available 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: POI

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

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

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2020

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

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

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

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