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.

ICEYE imagery of the Port of Alexandria (Egypt)

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Product typeSAR
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolutionSpot (standard): 1 m (high)
Spot (fine): 50 cm (very high)
Spot (extended): 1 m (high)
Strip: 3 m (medium)
Scan: 15 m (low)
Ground range resolutionSpot (standard): from 90 cm to 1.50 m (high)
Spot (fine): from 43 cm to 73 cm (very high)
Spot (extended): from 90 cm to 1.50 m (high)
Strip: up to 3 m (medium)
Scan: up to 15 m (low)
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 angleFrom 15° to 35° (mode dependent)
Slant range resolutionSpot (standard): 50 cm (very high)
Spot (fine): 25 cm (very high)
Spot (extended): 90 cm (high)
Strip: from 50 cm to 2.50 m (very high)
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 560–580 km
Orbit directionAscending
Descending
PolarizationSingle: VV
Revisit rateDaily

Spectral bands

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

UP42 data products

TitleData productCollection name
CustomName: iceye-tasking
ID: 205fd9e1-4b00-4f0a-aabd-01e2f3f4dfba
iceye-tasking