ICEYE

Very high resolution 50 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a daily revisit rate.


Overview

ICEYE provides persistent monitoring using the largest operational constellation of SAR satellites. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

ICEYE imagery of the Port of Alexandria (Egypt)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
CustomTaskingX-band

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Product typeSAR
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolutionSpot (standard): 1 m
Spot (fine): 50 cm
Spot (extended): 1 m
Strip: 3 m
Scan: 15 m
Ground range resolutionSpot (standard): 90 cm–1.50 m
Spot (fine): 43 cm–73 cm
Spot (extended): 90 cm–1.50 m
Strip: up to 3 m
Scan: up to 15 m
Bit depth per pixel16-bit (unsigned integer)
32-bit (float)
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (HDF5, GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (XML)
  • Masks (KML)
  • Overviews (PNG)

Processing levels

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeSpot (standard)
Spot (fine)
Spot (extended)
Strip
Scan
Incidence angleMode-dependent, from 15° to 35°
Slant range resolutionSpot (standard): 50 cm
Spot (fine): 25 cm
Spot (extended): 90 cm
Strip: 50 cm–2.50 m
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 560–580 km
Orbit directionAscending
Descending
PolarizationSingle: VV
Revisit rateDaily

Band data

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.65 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemGeographic-WGS84
Positional accuracy1.5 m SE90 absolute

Limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
OutputScenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:
  • Spot (standard): 5×5 km
  • Spot (fine): 5×5 km
  • Spot (extended): 15×15 km
  • Strip: from 30×50 km to 30×500 km
  • Scan: from 100×100 km to 100×500 km

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTaskingName: iceye-tasking
ID: 205fd9e1-4b00-4f0a-aabd-01e2f3f4dfba
iceye-tasking