Airbus is improving access to high resolution data by providing Vision-1 imagery, boosting decision making information available for the users of Earth Observation data.

Airbus' Vision-1 imagery comes via the Surrey Satellite Technology Limited S1-4 imager, which was delivered into orbit by ISRO's PSLV on 16 September 2018 alongside the NovaSAR mission, which resides in the same orbit. Together these satellites represent the first dedicated OptiSAR constellation.

See an overview of the Vision-1 mission in this infographic:

The spacecraft design is based on an agile platform for fast and precise off-nadir imaging (up to 30° over nominal scenarios and up to 45° in Extended mode). The sensor is a Newtonian telescope, combined with complex pick-off prism & folded refractive relay with Focal length 6.666 m, corrected across-track FoV of ± 1.1°, 42 cm primary mirror, and an f- number of 15.9.

The dedicated Airbus Service Operations team manage the scheduling, production and delivery of Vision-1 data acquired by the satellite. They work in a seamless relationship with the SSTL Satellite Ground Station team and the Airbus Imagery Customer Support team to ensure the efficient transfer of scheduling information and acquired data, allowing dynamic response to customer needs.

• Vision-1 on the Airbus website