| Having Better Than 100 metre Spatial Resolution |
| System |
Launch Date |
Revisit Time |
Highest Spatial Resolution In Metres |
Remarks |
| Panchromatic |
Multispectral |
SAR |
| CANADA |
| RADARSAT-1 |
1995 |
24 Days |
-- |
-- |
8 |
C - Band radar, HH polarization, multiple beam modes |
| RADARSAT-2 |
2007 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
C - Band radar, Multi-Polarization, multiple beam modes, GPS onboard |
| CHINA & BRAZIL |
| CBERS - 1 |
1996 |
26 Days |
20 |
80 |
-- |
-- |
| EUROPEAN COMMUNITY |
| ERS - 1 |
1991 |
35 Days |
-- |
-- |
25 |
C - Band radar, VV polarization (No longer Operational) |
| ERS - 2 |
1995 |
35 Days |
-- |
-- |
25 |
C - Band radar |
| ENVISAT |
2002 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
30 |
C - Band twin polarization SAR |
| FRANCE |
| Spot 1 |
1986 |
26 Days |
10 |
20 |
-- |
Used only when needed |
| Spot 2 |
1990 |
26 Days |
10 |
20 |
-- |
-- |
| Spot 3 |
1993 |
26 Days |
10 |
20 |
-- |
Non-operational |
| Spot 4 |
1997 |
26 Days |
10 |
20 |
-- |
-- |
| Spot 5 |
2002 |
26 Days |
5 |
10 |
-- |
|
| GERMANY |
| TerraSAR-X |
2007 Operational |
-- |
|
|
1-16 |
Single-Frequency ( X-band). Full polarimetry, Dual polarization X. |
| TanDEM-X |
2009 |
-- |
|
|
1-16 |
Single-frequency (X-band). Full polarimetry, Dual polarization X. |
| INDIA |
| IRS - 1B |
1991 |
22 Days |
-- |
36.25 |
-- |
LISS-1 & 2 Sensors
Geoeye |
| IRS - 1C |
1995 |
24 Days Nadir |
5 |
23.5 |
-- |
LISS-3 Sensor
Geoeye |
| IRS - 1D |
1997 |
24 Days |
5 |
23.5 |
-- |
LISS-3 Sensor
Geoeye |
| IRS - P2 |
1994 |
24 Days |
-- |
32 x 37 |
-- |
LISS-2 Sensor
Geoeye |
| IRS - P3 |
1996 |
24 Days |
-- |
32 x 37 |
-- |
Geoeye |
| ISRAEL |
| EROS-A |
2000 |
-- |
1 - 2 |
N/A |
-- |
ImageNet |
| EROS-B1 |
2003 |
-- |
1 |
|
|
|
| JAPAN |
| ALOS |
2003 |
-- |
2.5 |
10 |
10 |
L-band Multipolarized SAR |
| JERS - 1 |
1992 |
44 Days |
-- |
18.3 |
18 |
L - Band radar, HH Polarization (No longer Operational) |
| RUSSIA |
| SPIN-2 |
1990 |
-- |
2 |
10 |
-- |
KVR-1000, TK-350 sensors |
| MK-4 |
1988 |
-- |
6.7 |
10 |
-- |
RESURS-F2 short duration sensor |
| KFA-1000 |
1990 |
-- |
6.7 |
10 |
-- |
Mounted on the MIR Space Station |
| Almaz - 1A |
1991-92 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
15 |
Archived Ecor-A SAR, HH Polarization |
| Almaz - 1B |
1997-98 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4-7/4-7/22-40 |
SAR/SLR-3/SAR-10/SAR-70 radar's with various polarization modes |
| SOUTH KOREA |
| KOMPSAT-1 |
Dec 1999 |
28 Days |
6.6 |
-- |
-- |
Cartographic |
| KOMPSAT-2 |
2004 |
-- |
1 |
4 |
|
Earth Observation and GIS |
| KITSAT-3 |
May 1999 |
? Days |
|
15 |
|
3-band Multispectral Earth Imaging System |
| TAIWAN |
| ROCSAT-2 |
2002 |
-- |
2-5 |
15-20 |
|
|
| UNITED STATES of AMERICA |
| Landsat 5 |
1984 |
16 Days |
-- |
30/120 |
-- |
USGS |
| Landsat 7 |
1999 |
16 Days |
15 |
30/60 |
-- |
USGS |
| IKONOS |
Sep 1999 |
3 Days |
1 |
4 |
-- |
Geoeye |
| Orb View 3 |
2002 |
3 Days |
1 - 2 |
8 |
-- |
Geoeye (No longer operational) |
| Quick Bird 2 |
2001 |
3 Days |
0.61 |
2.44 |
-- |
DIGITALGLOBE |
| WorldView-1 |
2007 Operational |
|
0.46 |
-- |
-- |
DIGITALGLOBE |
| WorldView-2 |
2009 |
|
0.46 |
1.8 |
-- |
DIGITALGLOBE |
ASTER
sensor on Terra satellite |
Dec 1999 |
16 days |
|
VNIR 15
SWIR 30
TIR 90 |
|
Also known as EOS-AM and Terra. Terra was developed with Canada and Japan Governments. |
| EO-1 Hyperion |
Dec 2000 |
16 days |
|
30 HS
(220 channels) |
|
Follows 1 minute behind Landsat-7 orbital path. Hyperspectral scientific research. |
