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

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Product typeSAR
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolution25 cm (very high)
35 cm (very high)
50 cm (high)
1 m (high)
Ground range resolutionFrom 25 cm to 1 m
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Standard deliveryA 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 modeSpotlight
Incidence angleFrom 10° to 75°
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

Band

SpecificationDescription
Frequency bandX-band: 9.8 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Georeferencing accuracy< 15 m CE99

Limitations

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

UP42 data products

DescriptionData product IDCollection name
Customfe2d291a-d065-481e-a083-aa2c7b901be8umbra-tasking