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.

A Capella Space image of Forbidden City (China)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
CustomTaskingX-band
SLCCatalogX-band
GECCatalogX-band
GEOCatalogX-band
SICDCatalogX-band

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
Product typeSAR
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolutionSpot: 50 cm
Site: 1 m
Strip: 1.20 m
Ground range resolutionSpot: 40 cm–70 cm
Site: 70 cm–1.20 m
Strip: 1.10 m–1.60 m
Bit depth per pixelComplex: 16-bit
Geocoded: 32-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (SLC, GEC, GEO: GeoTIFF; SICD: NITF)
  • Metadata (JSON)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (PNG)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

Tasking levels

The ordered tasking data will include all processing levels.

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
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SLC, SICD
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GEC, GTC

Catalog levels

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
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SLC, SICD
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GEC, GTC

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeSpot
Site
Strip
Incidence angleFrom 25° to 50°
Slant range resolutionSpot: 30 cm
Site: 30 cm
Strip: 75 cm
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitMid-inclination, from 44° to 53°, at 590–647 km
Orbit directionAscending
Descending
PolarizationSingle: HH, VV
Revisit rate5 times a day

Band data

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.4–9.9 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemComplex: Geographic-WGS84
Geocoded: UTM-WGS84

Limitations

Tasking limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
OutputScenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:
  • Spot: 5×5 km
  • Site: from 5×10 km to 5×50 km
  • Strip: from 5×20 km to 5×200 km

Catalog limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI
AvailabilityFrom 2020
OutputA scene of a certain size:
  • Spot: 5×5 km
  • Site: from 5×10 km to 5×50 km
  • Strip: from 5×20 km to 5×200 km

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTaskingName: capella-tasking
ID: 83e21b35-e431-43a0-a1c4-22a6ad313911
capella-tasking
SLCCatalogName: capella-slc-full-scene
ID: 1f2b0d7f-d3e2-4b3d-96b7-e7c184df7952
capella-slc
GECCatalogName: capella-gec-full-scene
ID: 96072809-d820-4cf9-86dd-d3bff3337c35
capella-gec
GEOCatalogName: capella-geo-full-scene
ID: d66facaa-533f-49a2-849a-c2910ac9dd31
capella-geo
SICDCatalogName: capella-sicd-full-scene
ID: 8b0aed07-c565-4bf9-b719-401e692de4a6
capella-sicd

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