Best Multispectral

Sentinel-2C is an Earth observation satellite developed by the European Space Agency for the Copernicus program, successfully launched in 2024. It joins the Sentinel-2 constellation to ensure the continuity of multispectral imaging operations previously managed by its predecessors. From a sun-synchr...

Landsat 4 was a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey Earth observation satellite launched on July 16, 1982 into a Sun-synchronous near-polar orbit at approximately 705 km altitude. It carried the Thematic Mapper sensor, which provided 30-meter resolution in six visible and infrared bands plus a 120...

Planet Dove is a large constellation of three-unit CubeSat Earth observation satellites operated by Planet Labs, with the first Flock deployed from the International Space Station in 2014. The satellites image the Earth's landmass daily in red, green, blue, and near-infrared bands at approximately 3...

PROBA-V is a minisatellite launched by the European Space Agency in May 2013 to map land cover and vegetation growth across the globe. It was designed to fill the data gap between the SPOT Vegetation instrument and the Sentinel-3 mission, ensuring the continuity of global vegetation data. Operating...

RapidEye was a commercial constellation of five Earth observation satellites operated by Planet (formerly BlackBridge), launched in 2008, providing 5-meter resolution multispectral imagery including a red-edge band.

ResourceSat-2 is an Earth observation satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2011. Designed as a follow-on mission to ResourceSat-1, it carries three advanced optical sensors: LISS-3, LISS-4, and AWiFS. These instruments capture multispectral imagery at various resolu...

SPOT-6 is a commercial optical Earth observation satellite launched in 2012 and operated by Airbus Defence and Space. As part of the long-running SPOT (Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) series, it provides high-resolution imagery alongside its twin satellite, SPOT-7. The satellite captures p...

CBERS-4A is a cooperative Earth observation satellite developed jointly by China and Brazil, launched into a sun-synchronous orbit in 2019. As part of the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program, it carries advanced optical payloads including a wide-field imager and a multispectral camera. Th...

SPOT-7 is an optical Earth observation satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space and launched in 2014. It was designed to operate as part of a constellation alongside its twin satellite, SPOT-6, providing high-resolution commercial imagery. The satellite captures 1.5-meter resolution panchromatic...

CBERS-4 is an Earth observation satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil through a partnership between the CNSA and INPE. Launched in December 2014 into a sun-synchronous orbit, the satellite carries four distinct optical camera payloads. These instruments capture panchromatic and multispectr...

DIWATA-1 was the Philippines' first microsatellite, launched to the International Space Station in March 2016 and subsequently deployed from the station's Kibo module in April of that year. The approximately 50-kilogram satellite was developed through a cooperative program between the University of...