Table 3. Contemporary very fine-resolution sensors.
Information was taken from Glackin [62] and Toutin [56] and augmented by information obtained from the relevant websites.
| Satellite | Spectral bands | Pixel size (m) | Repetivity (days) | Launched | Swath (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartosat-1 | Panchromatic | 2.5 | 5 | 2005 | 30 |
| Cartosat-2 | Panchromatic | 0.8 | 4 | 2007 | 9.6 |
| LISS-4 | VNIR | 5.8 | 24 | 2003 | 23.9 |
| EROS-B | Panchromatic | 0.7 | 3 to 4 | 2006 | 7 |
| KOMPSAT-3 | Panchromatic | 0.7 | 3 | 2012 | 16.8 |
| VNIR | 2.8 | 3 | 2012 | 16.8 | |
| Quickbird | Panchromatic | 0.6 | 3 to 7 | 2001 | 16.5 |
| VNIR | 2.4 | 3 to 7 | 2001 | 16.5 | |
| Worldview-1 | Panchromatic | 0.5 | 2 to 6 | 2007 | 17.6 |
| Worldview-2 | Panchromatic | 0.5 | 1 to 2 | 2009 | 16.4 |
| VNIR | 1.8 | 1 to 2 | 2009 | 16.4 | |
| IKONOS | Panchromatic | 0.8 | 1 to 5 | 1999 | 11 |
| VNIR | 4 | 1 to 5 | 1999 | 11 | |
| Orbview-3 | Panchromatic | 1 | 3 | 2003 | - |
| VNIR | 4 | 3 | 2003 | - | |
| GeoEye-1 | Panchromatic | 0.5 | 3 to 8 | 2008 | 15.2 |
| VNIR | 2 | 3 to 8 | 2008 | 15.2 | |
| Pleiades 1A/B constellation | Panchromatic | 0.7, 0.5 | 1 | 2011/2012 | 20 |
| VNIR | 2 | 1 | 2011/2012 | 20 | |
| SPOT-5 HRG | Panchromatic | 5 | 26 | 2002 | 60 |
| VNIR | 10 | 26 | 2002 | 60 | |
| SPOT-6/7 | Panchromatic | 1.5 | - | 2012/2014 | 60 |
| VNIR | 8 | - | 2012/2014 | 60 | |
| RapidEye 5-satellite constellation | VNIR | 5 (6.5) | 1 to 6 | 2008 | 77 |
| FORMOSAT-2 | Panchromatic | 2 | 1 | 2004 | 24 |
| VNIR | 8 | 1 | 2004 | 24 | |
| TerraSAR-X | X-band | 1 | - | 2007 | 10 |
| X-band | 3 | - | 2007 | 30 |