Table 1.
Main characteristics of spaceborne hyperspectral sensors.
| Sensor | Spatial Resolution (m) | Number of Bands | Swath (km) | Spectral Range (nm) | Spectral Resolution | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperion, EO-1 (USA) | 30 | 196 | 7.5 | 427–2395 | 10 | 2000 |
| CHRIS, PROBA (ESA) | 25 | 19 | 17.5 | 200–1050 | 1.25–11 | 2001 |
| HyspIRI VSWIR (USA) | 60 | 210 | 145 | 380–2500 | 10 | 2020 |
| EnMAP HSI (Germany) | 30 | 200 | 30 | 420–1030 | 5–10 | Not launched yet |
| TianGong-1 (China) | 10 (VNIR) 20 (SWIR) |
128 | 10 | 400–2500 | 10 (VNIR) 23 (SWIR) |
2011 |
| HISUI (Japan) | 30 | 185 | 30 | 400–2500 | 10 (VNIR) 12.5 (SWIR) |
2019 |
| SHALOM (Italy–Israel) | 10 | 275 | 30 | 400–2500 | 10 | 2021 |
| HypXIM (France) | 8 | 210 | 145–600 | 400–2500 | 10 | 2022 |
| PRISMA (Italy | 30 | 240 | 30 | 400–2500 | 10 | 2019 |
Legend: VNIR (Visible Near InfraRed); SWIR (Short Wave InfraRed); EO-1 (Earth observation-1); PROBA (Project for On Board Autonom); VSWIR (Visible Short Wave InfraRed); HIS (Hyperspectral Imager); HISUI (Hyperspectral Imager Suite); SHALOM (Spaceborne Hyperspectral Applicative Land and Ocean Mission); HypXIM (HYPperspectral-X Imagery); PRISMA (Precursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa).