HRS

Haute Résolution Stéréoscopique

Satellite

SPOT-5

Status

Operational – Utilised in the period: 2002 to ~ 2013

Mission

Digital Elevation Model (DEM) by in-orbit stereoscopy

Instrument type

Single VIS channel (0.51-0.73 µm), SNR ….. @ ….. % albedo

Scanning technique

Bushbroom, 12000 pixel/line, swath 120 km ssp, along-track fore- and aft- pointing by ± 20°

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 26 days, in daylight

Resolution (s.s.p.)

10 m IFOV cross-track, 5 m sampling along-track

Resources

Mass: 90 kg - Power: 128 W - Data rate: … Mbps