Planet’s New Rapid Revisit Platform to Capture Up to 12 Images Per Day
When Planet acquired the SkySat constellation from Google in 2017, we set to work redesigning the complex infrastructure needed to task, collect and deliver imagery. We gave customers an experience that is highly automated and responsive so they can worry about insights, not satellites.
Today we are announcing a new rapid revisit capability that empowers our customers to capture imagery of a single location on Earth up to 12 times per day.
This new capability will be enabled by two upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 launches that will deliver six new SkySats into space. The first three are scheduled for launch in the coming weeks, and the next three in July. The six SkySats will be placed into orbit planes inclined at 53 degrees, and will double the average revisits over any point on Earth.
For certain locations, especially those near 53 degrees latitude, we will capture imagery up to 12 times during the day, and at the global level, we will have an average of 7 revisits per day. This capability, combined with improved 50 cm imagery and a new Tasking Dashboard, will unlock unprecedented visibility into activities across the world and create a new paradigm for Earth observation.
https://www.planet.com/pulse/12x-rapid-revisit-announcement/
Van 370 naar 80 naar 50 cm planeetbeeld-resolutie >
Over the past year, Planet has seen increased demand for its SkySat imagery to fulfill customers’ needs for timely, accurate and frequent information across the decision cycle. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified this trend, as traditional surveying and inspection methods are not currently possible.
To meet the present moment, and demonstrate our commitment to rapidly deliver more value to customers every year, Planet is excited to unveil three new releases as part of our overall tasking offerings. Combined, these releases not only enhance the core imagery for analysis, but also reduce friction to acquire that data.
Higher resolution 50 cm imagery: In just six months, we successfully lowered our SkySat constellation to enhance the spatial resolution of our SkySat imagery from 80 cm to 50 cm for our ortho product. This improvement enables customers to get a more precise view of changing conditions on the ground and adds more granular context to decision-making. This is particularly important for commercial and government mapping use cases, where seeing smaller features like road surface markings are key.
https://www.planet.com/pulse/more-spectral-bands-50cm-global-analytics-change-detection/
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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/skysat
Overige ref:
https://www.planet.com/products/
https://www.planet.com/products/hi-res-monitoring/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkySat
https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/
‘Planet’s New Rapid Revisit Satellite Platform’
