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

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
ProviderCapella Space
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

The ordered tasking data will include all processing levels.

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
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SLC, SICD		Not supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
GEC, GTC
ComplexDetectedGeocoded
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SLC, SICD		Not supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
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
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 systemComplex: Geographic-WGS84
Geocoded: UTM-WGS84

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: 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
LimitationsInput: 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
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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