SkySat 1, 2
SkySat 1 [Skybox Imaging]
SkySat-1 is a commercial Earth observation satellite by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellite will operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth.
Skybox becomes only the fifth organization licensed to provide high resolution space-based imagery of Earth.
The first satellite will be launched in 2013 on a cluster launch on a Dnepr rocket. The second identical satellite will be launched as a secondary payload on a Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M launch also in 2013
For later launches, Skybox reportedly has an agreement with Virgin Galactic to use the LauncherOne rocket.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
| Operator: | Skybox Imaging |
| Contractors: | Skybox Imaging |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 450 km SSO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| SkySat 1 | 2013 | Do | Dnepr | with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 4, Triton 1, Triton 2, CINEMA 2, CINEMA 3, GOMX 1, FUNcube 1, I-Cube 1, eSt@r 2, Humsat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, UWE 3, Eagle 1, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat, QBScout 1, Wren, BPA 3 | |
| SkySat 2 | 2013 | TB LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M | with Meteor-M 2, TechDemoSat 1, Baumanets 2, Relek, Venta 1, UKube 1 |
References:
- Skybox Imaging press release: SkySat-1 approved for takeoff
- NOAA Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs: SkySat-1
