SatVu

Medium resolution 3.5 m thermal infrared imagery from the HotSat constellation, acquired worldwide daily. The collection contains data from 2026 to the present.

Overview

SatVu provides medium resolution thermal infrared imagery acquired by the HotSat constellation, acquired every day anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2026.

A SatVu HotSat-2 image of a data center in Abilene, Texas (USA)

Data products

  • HotSat Tasking Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS

    Bundle of the following:

    • Surface brightness temperature (SBT) data
    • 1-band: Thermal infrared (Basic Primary)
  • HotSat Catalog Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS

    Bundle of the following:

    • Surface brightness temperature (SBT) data
    • 1-band: Thermal infrared (Basic Primary)

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
ProviderSatVu
Collection type

Tasking from 113,700 credits per scene

Catalog from 56,900 credits per scene

Product typeMultispectral
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution3.5 m
Bit depth per pixel

Basic Primary: 14‑bit

SBT: 32‑bit

Masks

Cloud

Quality

Transparency

Processing levels

The ordered data will include all available processing levels.

 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
Basic

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with RPC*

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 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
Basic

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Basic Primary* with RPC

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SBT*

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*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Off-nadir angleFrom 0° to 45°
Tasking priority

Standard

High

OrbitSun-synchronous, at 500 km
Revisit rateDaily

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Day time mode: 4,325–4,950 nm (thermal infrared)

Night time mode: 3,700–4,950 nm (thermal infrared)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy

Basic Primary: ≤ 200 m CE90

SBT: ≤ 15 m CE90

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: POI

Cloud coverage, depending on the priority:

  • Standard: 25–100%
  • High: Up to 100%, not selectable

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

  • 4.5 km × 3.5 km
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2026

Output: 4.5 km × 3.5 km scene

Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.