SPOT, which stands for "Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre" in French, is a system of commercial Earth imaging satellites. These satellites are equipped with high-resolution optical cameras to capture pictures of the Earth.
HRV (High Resolution Visible)
and
HRVIR (High Resolution Visible IR) detectors.
SPOT 1 was launched in February 1986 and operated until November 2003 when it was taken out of orbit. It had a high-resolution optical camera onboard.
SPOT 2 was launched in January 1990 and operated until July 2009 before being deorbited. It also had a high-resolution optical camera.
SPOT 3 was launched in September 1993 and worked for three years until a malfunction in November 1996. It had a similar high-resolution optical camera.
SPOT 4 was launched in March 1998 and retired in June 2013, carrying a high-resolution optical camera.
SPOT 5 was launched in May 2002 and operated until March 2015. This satellite had advanced cameras for 3D terrain modeling.
SPOT 6, launched in September 2012, and SPOT 7, launched in June 2014, together formed a satellite constellation that continued to provide high-resolution Earth imagery until March 2023. These satellites carried the NAOMI instrument.
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