KOMPSAT-3A

Very high resolution 40 cm optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 3 days.


Overview

KOMPSAT-3A provides imagery that is acquired by a very high resolution optical satellite every 3 days anywhere on the globe. See more on the marketplace.

A KOMPSAT-3A image of of the port of Barcelona (Spain)

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Spatial resolutionPanchromatic: 40 cm (very high)
Multispectral: 1.60 m (high)
Bit depth per pixel14-bit
Standard deliveryA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (XML)
  • Masks (SHP)
  • Overviews (JPEG)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)

Processing levels

PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
TOASupported inline-icon-large
Level 1R with RPC
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Level 1O with RPC
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Level 1G with RPC
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Stereo (single pass)
Stereo (multi pass)
Incidence angleUp to 90°
Tasking priorityMedium
High
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 528 km
Revisit rateEvery 3 days
Swath width13 km

Band

SpecificationDescription
Spectral band dataPanchromatic: 450–900 nm
Multispectral:
  • 450–520 nm (blue)
  • 520–600 nm (green)
  • 630–690 nm (red)
  • 760–900 nm (near-infrared)
Spectral bands combination4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) with digital zooming
Bundle: panchromatic and 4-band multispectral (RGB and NIR)
Bundle: panchromatic with digital zooming and 4-band multispectral (RGB and NIR)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84

Limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI at least 5 km wide
Minimum chargeAs per 100 km2
Cloud coverage0–30%
OutputAOI-clipped imagery

UP42 data products

DescriptionData product IDCollection name
Custom57836eeb-72a6-4c24-97a3-f8dc53c7a903kompsat3a-tasking