High resolution, stereo imaging and revisit capability are unique features of the SPOT system. The SPOT satellite Earth Observation System was designed by the CNES, the French Space Agency, and developed with the participation of Sweden and Belgium.
SPOT Satellites
The system has been operational since 1986 when SPOT 1 was launched.
SPOT 2 was placed in orbit in January 1990, followed by
SPOT 3 in September 1993,
SPOT 4 in March 1998 and
SPOT 5 in May 2002.
System continuity will be assured by a constellation of new-generation minisatellites known as Pleiades.
SPOT on its orbit
The payload and images acquisition
SPOT satellite technical data
SPOT exploitation
3 satellites are in orbit at present, operated by Spot Image, the commercial operator.
