Sensor | Electromagnetic Spectrum | Pixel Size | Spectral bands | Spot 5 | Panchromatic | 2.5 m or 5 m | 0.48 - 0.71 pm | | | B1 : green | 10 m | 0.50 - 0.59 pm | | | B2 : red | 10 m | 0.61 - 0.68 pm | | | B3 : near infrared | 10 m | 0.78 - 0.89 pm | | | B4 : mid infrared (MIR) | 20 m | 1.58 - 1.75 pm | Spot 4 | Monospectral | 10 m | 0.61 - 0.68 pm | | | B1 : green | 20 m | 0.50 - 0.59 pm | | | B2 : red | 20 m | 0.61 - 0.68 pm | | | B3 : near infrared | 20 m | 0.78 - 0.89 pm | | | B4 : mid infrared (MIR) | 20 m | 1.58 - 1.75 pm | SPOT 1 | Panchromatic | 10 m | 0.50 - 0.73 pm | SPOT 2 | B1 : green | 20 m | 0.50 - 0.59 pm | SPOT 3 | B2 : red | 20 m | 0.61 - 0.68 pm | | | B3 : near infrared | 20 m | 0.78 - 0.89 pm |
Technical Information
High resolution, stereo imaging and revisit capability are unique features of the SPOT system. The SPOT satellite Earth Observation System was designed by the CNES, the French Space Agency, and developed with the participation of Sweden and Belgium.
SPOT Satellites
The system has been operational since 1986 when SPOT 1 was launched.
SPOT 2 was placed in orbit in January 1990, followed by SPOT 3 in September 1993, SPOT 4 in March 1998 and SPOT 5 in May 2002.
System continuity will be assured by a constellation of new-generation minisatellites known as Pleiades.
- SPOT on its orbit
- The payload and images acquisition
- SPOT satellite technical data
SPOT exploitation
3 satellites are in orbit at present, operated by Spot Image, the commercial operator.
- Toulouse facilities
- Programming
- Receiving stations
- DRS exploitation
- DRS network SPOT images
The range of SPOT images includes several products defined by the sensors characteristics, the preprocesses and the format.
- Resolution and spectral bands
- Preprocessing levels and Location accuracy
- SPOT 5 Supermode
- Dimap format
Spot 3D
The range of SPOT 3D products includes:
- the Reference3D data base,
- the DEM sold separately.
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Satellite Imagery 
