Beijing-3A

Overview

Beijing-3A images are acquired by a very high resolution optical satellite every 4 days anywhere on the globe. See more on the marketplace.

Beijing-3A imagery of the Port of Piraeus (Greece)

The geographic coverage is global, but certain areas are restricted.

A coverage map of restricted areas

Specification	Description
Spatial resolution	Panchromatic: 50 cm (very high) Multispectral: 2 m (high)
Bit depth per pixel	Tasking: 8 or 16‑bit Catalog: 16‑bit
Standard delivery	A ZIP file containing the following files: Data (tasking: GeoTIFF or TIFF; catalog: GeoTIFF) Metadata (XML, TXT) Masks (SHP) Visuals (GeoTIFF) Thumbnails (JPEG, PNG)

Specification	Description
Acquisition mode	Tasking: Mono Stereo Catalog: Mono
Incidence angle	Up to 45°
Tasking priority	Standard High Rush
Orbit	Sun-synchronous, at 500 km
Revisit rate	Every 4 days
Catalog refresh rate	Every 4 days
Swath width	23.5 km

Specification	Description
Spectral band data	Panchromatic: 450–700 nm Multispectral: 450–520 nm (blue) 520–590 nm (green) 630–690 nm (red) 770–890 nm (near-infrared)
Spectral bands combination	Tasking: Bundle: panchromatic and 4-band multispectral (RGB and NIR) 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) Catalog: Bundle: panchromatic and 4-band multispectral (RGB and NIR)

Specification

Description

Spectral band data

Panchromatic: 450–700 nm
Multispectral:

Spectral bands combination

Tasking:

Catalog:

Specification	Description
Georeferencing accuracy	< 10 m CE90
Coordinate reference system	UTM-WGS84

Description	Data product ID	Collection name
Custom	`ba8cfbd5-348d-42f4-b5c2-04dad753c5e2`	`beijing-3a-tasking`

Description	Data product ID	Collection name
Level 1	`e080274b-6cfb-4a89-bc12-64fd4895b3c2`	`beijing-3a`