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.

Capella Space GEO image

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
Product typeSAR
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolutionSpot: 50 cm (very high)
Site: 1 m (high)
Strip: 1.20 m (high)
Ground range resolutionSpot: from 40 cm to 70 cm (very high)
Site: from 70 cm to 1.20 m (high)
Strip: from 1.10 m to 1.60 m (high)
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)

Processing levels

Tasking levels

The ordered tasking data will include all processing levels.

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
Supported inline-icon-large
SLC, SICD
Not supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
GEC, GTC

Catalog levels

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
Supported inline-icon-large
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 (very high)
Site: 30 cm (very high)
Strip: 75 cm (high)
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitMid-inclination, from 44° to 53°, at 590–647 km
Orbit directionAscending
Descending
PolarizationSingle: HH, VV
Revisit rate5 times a day

Spectral bands

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

UP42 data products

Tasking data products

TitleData productCollection name
CustomName: capella-tasking
ID: 83e21b35-e431-43a0-a1c4-22a6ad313911
capella-tasking

Catalog data products

TitleData productCollection name
SLCName: capella-slc-full-scene
ID: 1f2b0d7f-d3e2-4b3d-96b7-e7c184df7952
capella-slc
GECName: capella-gec-full-scene
ID: 96072809-d820-4cf9-86dd-d3bff3337c35
capella-gec
GEOName: capella-geo-full-scene
ID: d66facaa-533f-49a2-849a-c2910ac9dd31
capella-geo
SICDName: capella-sicd-full-scene
ID: 8b0aed07-c565-4bf9-b719-401e692de4a6
capella-sicd

Learn more