SkySat

Very high resolution 50 cm optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 7 times a day. The collection contains data from 2016 to the present, up to 30 days prior.


Overview

Planet’s SkySat imagery is acquired by high resolution optical satellites anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2016. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

A SkySat image of Richards Bay (South Africa)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global, but certain areas are restricted.

The restriction map

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combination
Custom4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
Data productSpectral bands combination
Pansharpened4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
Analytic4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
Panchromatic1-band: panchromatic

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Planet
Collection type Tasking
Catalog
Product type Optical
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution50 cm
Bit depth per pixel16-bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (JSON, XML)
  • Masks (GeoTIFF)
Masks

A UDM GeoTIFF file containing the following masks:

  • Cloud
  • Environmental
  • Quality
  • Transparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Incidence angleFrom 10° to 30°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 500 km
Number of satellites15
Revisit rate7 times a day
Swath width5.9 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Panchromatic: 450–900 nm

Multispectral:

  1. 450–515 nm (blue)
  2. 515–595 nm (green)
  3. 605–695 nm (red)
  4. 740–900 nm (near-infrared)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy< 10 m RMSE absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI up to 5,000 km2

Cloud coverage: 0–15%, not selectable

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum chargeAs per 25 km2
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2016, older than 30 days

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum chargeAs per 25 km2

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTasking

Name: skysat-tasking

ID: c593bae4-c334-4dd7-848c-816e1407bb67

skysat-tasking
PansharpenedCatalog

Name: skysat-pansharpened

ID: 6032bb0e-2cb9-4a01-b45d-831f2d7b8dad

skysat
AnalyticCatalog

Name: skysat-analytic

ID: 605d417f-e401-4c07-9bcf-c1b88231d664

skysat
PanchromaticCatalog

Name: skysat-panchromatic

ID: c3d0106c-661e-4322-a0d1-020925e8dff7

skysat

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