TripleSat Constellation
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3-satellite sub-1 m optical constellation — 120° spaced for daily global revisit, 24 km swath, 500,000 km²/day acquisition capacity, launched July 2015.
Technical specifications
- GSD
- < 1 m
- Swath width
- 24 km
- Daily acquisition
- 500,000 km²
- Constellation size
- 3 satellites, 120° separation
- Revisit
- Daily (any point, off-nadir < 30°)
- MTF (PAN/MS)
- 10% / 20%
- Image format
- GeoTIFF / TIFF
- Design life
- 7 years
About
The TripleSat Constellation operates three optical satellites in sun-synchronous orbit evenly spaced 120° apart, enabling daily imaging of any point on Earth at off-nadir angles below 30°. Each satellite delivers sub-1 m ground sample distance across a 24 km swath width, with the constellation achieving 500,000 km² daily acquisition capacity. The constellation supports stereo and area imaging with 24/7 tasking flexibility, delivering GeoTIFF/TIFF imagery with PAN MTF of 10% and MS MTF of 20%.
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