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GEOSAT Overview
Series Background
GEOSAT-1 was the first satellite of the second generation of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). The DMC is an international programme of Low Earth Orbit satellites. Working together, the network has the capability to provide a daily global imaging capability for rapid-response disaster monitoring and mitigation.
GEOSAT-2 is the second satellite of the GEOSAT Earth Observation system, following GEOSAT-1. A high resolution satellite, it became the first European fully-private satellite capable of providing sub-metric multi-spectral imagery.
To find out more, visit the GEOSAT portal.
Mission Facts and Figures
| GEOSAT-1 | GEOSAT-2 | |
| Operator | GEOSAT | GEOSAT |
| Date of Launch | 29 July 2009 | 19 June 2014 |
| Orbit Height | 663 km | 620 km |
| Orbit Type | Sun-synchronous near-circular | Sun-synchronous |
| Constellation Revisit Time | Daily coverage at a resolution that enables effective monitoring of the rapidly changing environment | 2 days worldwide |
| Swath Width | 625 km | 12 km |
| Resolution | 22 m for MS (Multispectral bands) | PAN/ Pan-sharpened nadir conditions:
Multispectral:
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| Onboard Sensors Provided Under TPM | Surrey Linear Imager Multispectral 6 channels (SLIM6) optical imager | HiRAIS (High Resolution Advanced Imaging System) |