SPOT 7 Satellite

2. SPOT Satellite
Presented By
Nimra Butt

3. Background of SPOT satellite
 SPOT is a commercial high-resolution optical imaging Earth
observation satellite system operating from space. It is run by
Spot Image.
 SPOT stands for System Pour de la Terra.
 It was initiated by the CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales
– the French space agency) in the 1970s and was developed in
association with the STCS (Belgian scientific, technical and
cultural services) and the Swedish National Space Board
(SNSB).
 Earlier satellites were launched using the European Space
Agency's Ariane 2, 3, and 4 rockets, while SPOT 6 and SPOT 7
were launched by the Indian PSLV.
 SPOT Image is marketing the high-resolution images, which
SPOT can take from every corner of the Earth.

4. SPOT 1
launched February 22, 1986 with 10 panchromatic.
SPOT 2
launched January 22, 1990 and deorbited in July 2009.
SPOT 3
launched September 26, 1993. Stopped functioning November
14, 1997.
SPOT 4
launched March 24, 1998. Stopped functioning July, 2013.
SPOT 5
launched May 4, 2002 with 2.5 m, 5 m and 10 m capability.
Stopped functioning March 31, 2015.
SPOT 6
launched September 9, 2012.
SPOT 7
launched on June 30, 2014.

5. Purposes
 It has been designed to improve the knowledge and
management of the Earth by exploring the Earth's
resources, detecting and forecasting phenomena
involving climatology and oceanography, and monitoring
human activities and natural phenomena.
 The SPOT system includes a series of satellites and
ground control resources for satellite control and
programming, image production, and distribution.

6. SPOT Satellite 7

7. SPOT Satellite7
Launched
Date: June 30, 2014
Vehicle: PSLV-C23
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Center (India)
Orbital Characteristics
Orbit Sun-synchronous circular orbit
Altitude 660 km
Inclination 98.23º
Period 98.79 minutes
Cycle 24 hours
Onboard Storage 1 Tbits end of life (Solid State Mass Memory)

8. Multispectral Imagery Blue (0.455 µm – 0.525 µm)
(4 bands) Green (0.530 µm – 0.590 µm)
Red (0.625 µm – 0.695 µm)
Near-Infrared (0.760 µm – 0.890 µm)
Resolution Panchromatic - 1.5m
Multispectral - 6.0m (B,G,R,NIR)
Imaging Swat h 60 Km at Nadir
Design lifetime 10 years

9. Purpose
 SPOT 7 are designed to cover wide areas in record time,
making it possible to regularly update national map series
free from the constraints imposed by seasonal conditions.
SPOT 7 Constellation
 SPOT-7 covers wide areas in record time.
 The constellation covers up to 6 million sq.km. every day, an
area larger than the entire European Union.
 SPOT-7 genuine constellation, beyond ensuring service
continuity from the SPOT family, will now bring new
capabilities especially in terms of sharpness,
responsiveness and collection capacity.

10.  1.5m resolution suitable for 1:25.000 scale topographic
mapping.
 Daily revisits everywhere.
 Wide coverage capacity – Collecting the equivalent of the
Earth’s Landmass in just two months.
 SPOT-7 are the de facto solution to cover wide areas in
record time, making national maps regular updating as
well as thematic map creation possible.

11. SPOT 7 satellite image of Ngambi Tikar, Cameroon

12. Image taken by SPOT 7 satellite shows Bamako, capital city of Mali

13. Comparison of SPOT 5 & 7
SPOT
5
SPOT
7

14. Applications
 Weather Prediction.
 Urban Area Mapping.
 Fast Delivery of image
data in critical.
 Land area & Land use
mapping.
 Forest Mapping.
 Pollution Monitoring.
 Geological mapping.
 Provide data in 24 hours.

15. Thank You