Umbra

Very high resolution 25 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 4 times a day.


Overview

Umbra is a constellation of microsatellites equipped with an X-band and capturing SAR imagery in 25 cm, 35 cm, 50 cm, and 1 m azimuth resolutions. See more on the marketplace.

Umbra imagery of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

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 resolution25 cm
35 cm
50 cm
1 m
Ground range resolutionFrom 25 cm to 1 m
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GEC: GeoTIFF; SICD, SIDD: NITF; CPHD: CPHD)
  • Metadata (JSON)

Processing levels

The ordered tasking data will include all processing levels.

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
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SICD, CPHD
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SIDD
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GEC

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeSpot
Incidence angleFrom 0° to 80°
Slant range resolutionFrom 35 cm to 1 m
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 450–600 km
Orbit directionAscending
Descending
Tasking priorityStandard
PolarizationSingle: HH, VV
Revisit rate4 times a day
Swath width4 km

Spectral bands

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.8 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy< 15 m CE99 absolute

Limitations

LimitationValue
InputPOI
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
Output5×5 km scene

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTaskingName: umbra-tasking
ID: fe2d291a-d065-481e-a083-aa2c7b901be8
umbra-tasking