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.
The geographic coverage is global, but certain areas are restricted.
The restriction map
| Data product | Spectral bands combination |
|---|---|
| Custom | 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) |
| Data product | Spectral bands combination |
|---|---|
| Pansharpened | 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) |
| Analytic | 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) |
| Panchromatic | 1-band: panchromatic |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Provider | Planet |
| Collection type | Tasking from 32,500 credits per scene Catalog from 700 credits per km2 |
| Product type | Optical |
| System type | Satellite |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 50 cm |
| Bit depth per pixel | 16-bit |
| Delivery format | A ZIP file containing the following files:
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| Masks | A UDM GeoTIFF file containing the following masks:
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| NoData value | 0 |
| Primary | Georectified | Orthorectified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic |  | |
Pansharpened |
| TOA | | |
Analytic |
| Surface reflectance | | |
Panchromatic |
| Display | | | |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Acquisition mode | Mono |
| Incidence angle | From 10° to 30° |
| Tasking priority | Standard |
| Orbit | Sun-synchronous, at 500 km |
| Number of satellites | 15 |
| Revisit rate | 7 times a day |
| Swath width | 5.9 km |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Spectral bands | Panchromatic: 450–900 nm Multispectral:
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| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Coordinate reference system | UTM-WGS84 |
| Positional accuracy | < 10 m RMSE absolute |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Limitations | Input: AOI up to 5,000 km2 Cloud coverage: 0–15%, not selectable Output: AOI-clipped imagery |
| Minimum charge | As per 25 km2 |
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Limitations | Input: AOI Availability: From 2016, older than 30 days Output: AOI-clipped imagery |
| Minimum charge | As per 25 km2 |
| Data product | Type | Name and ID | Collection name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Tasking | Name: ID: | skysat-tasking |
| Pansharpened | Catalog | Name: ID: | skysat |
| Analytic | Catalog | Name: ID: | skysat |
| Panchromatic | Catalog | Name: ID: | skysat |