KOMPSAT-5

High resolution 85 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 4 days. The collection contains data from 2013 to the present.


Overview

KOMPSAT-5 provides SAR imagery that can be captured every 4 days.

A KOMPSAT-5 image of the Port of Los Angeles (USA)

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
Custom

X-band

API name and ID: kompsat5-tasking | d3eb1e5b-1cc4-4ff8-be01-9ad558edd09f
Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
KOMPSAT-5 Catalog

X-band

API name and ID: Not integrated

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider SIIS
Collection type

Tasking from 134,000 credits per scene

Catalog from 38,322 credits per scene

Product type SAR
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolution

Spot (standard): 1 m

Spot (enhanced): 1 m

Spot (ultra): 85 cm

Strip (standard): 3 m

Strip (enhanced): 2.50 m

Scan (standard): 20 m

Scan (enhanced): 20 m

Ground range resolution

Spot (standard): Up to 1 m

Spot (enhanced): Up to 1 m

Spot (ultra): Up to 85 cm

Strip (standard): Up to 3 m

Strip (enhanced): Up to 2.50 m

Scan (standard): Up to 20 m

Scan (enhanced):

  • SLC: Up to 5 m
  • GEC and GTC: Up to 20 m
Bit depth per pixel16-bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (HDF5 or GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (KML, TXT, XML)
  • Masks (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG, PNG)
Masks

Quality

ROI

Transparency

NoData value0
Data sourceKOMPSAT-5

Processing levels

ComplexDetectedGeocoded

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SLC*

Not supported inline-icon-large

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GEC*, GTC*

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Spot (standard)

Spot (enhanced)

Spot (ultra)

Strip (standard)

Strip (enhanced)

Scan (standard)

Scan (enhanced)

Incidence angleMode-dependent, from 20° to 55°
Tasking priority

Standard

High

OrbitSun-synchronous, at 550 km
Orbit direction

Ascending

Descending

Both

Number of satellites1
Polarization

Single: HH, VV

Cross: HV, VH

Revisit rateEvery 4 days

Band data

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.66 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy6.22 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • Spot: 5 km × 5 km
  • Strip: Up to 840 km × 30 km
  • Scan: Up to 840 km × 100 km
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2013

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • Spot: 5 km × 5 km
  • Strip: Up to 840 km × 30 km
  • Scan: Up to 840 km × 100 km
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.


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