[SatNews] SPOT 6 satellite has wider possibilities as compared to its predecessors, SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 satellites, and enables to do Earth imaging at 1.5 m resolution in PAN and up to 6 m in multispectral modes.
ScanEx Research and Development Center announces the completion of works on creation of the technological chain of processing and is fully ready for data delivery from the SPOT 6 satellite. The combination of high resolution, accurate geolocation and low price makes SPOT 6 images unique on the Russian remote sensing market.
ScanEx company offers its users an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new product with special terms: if you place and pay for the standard order for a new SPOT 6 tasking before July 31, 2013, the company offers a 10 percent discount. Also specialists will do data ortho-transformation at no extra charge based on publicly available SRTM digital elevation model.
To date, the following delivery options are available:
- 1,5 m – panchromatic;
- 6 m – multispectral;
- Bundle: panchromatic + multispectral.
Due to the fact that SPOT 6 data processing software is developed by the ScanEx specialists “UniScan” ground stations, operating in various organizations and institutions of Russia and in the world, can now also be upgraded to receive SPOT 6 satellite information.
In 2010 ScanEx RDC signed an exclusive agreement with the French Astrium GEO-Information Services company for reception and distribution of satellite imagery from SPOT series satellites on the territory of Russia and Belarus. In addition, ScanEx has a distribution agreement for sale of the Astrium GEO archived data or for new tasking anywhere around the world beyond the footprint of the network of stations in Russia.
On September 2012 the innovation SPOT 6 satellite was put into sun-synchronous orbit with the Indian PSLV launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan launch site, Shriharikota island.
SPOT 6 satellite has wider possibilities as compared to its predecessors, SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 satellites, and enables to do Earth imaging at 1.5 m resolution in PAN and up to 6 m in multispectral modes. The swath width is 60 km. ScanEx RDC has exclusive rights to receive and to distribute data of SPOT 6 (and similar SPOT 7 satellite, which is to be launched in the first half of 2014), covering the territory of Russia and Belarus.
Each of the SPOT 6 and 7 satellites is capable to acquire images covering up to 3 million sq. km. daily.
