SPOT 6

active

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2012-047ALaunched 9/9/2012

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: SPOT-6
Launch Vehicle: PSLV CA
Launch Date: 9/9/2012

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 678 km
Inclination: 98.24 deg
Dry Mass: 712 kg
Total Mass: 712 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Organizations

Operator: Airbus
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: SPOT Earth observation fleet
Active Satellites: 1

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2012-047A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/665

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Peru obtained access to images from Spot 5, Spot 6, Pleiades 1a, Pleiades 1b, Terra SAR-X, and Tandem-X through the PeruSAT-1 acquisition contract.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026El satélite óptico PeruSAT-1 permite a Perú un ahorro de 634 millones de dólares

The LatConnect 60 satellite imagery and derived products will join other datasets on the UP42 marketplace, including Pleiades 1A/B, SPOT 6/7, Landsat-8, TerraSar-X, Sentinel-2, and MODIS.

General

The NEXTMap datasets on UP42 join satellite imagery offerings including Pleiades 1A/1B, SPOT 6/7, Landsat-8, TerraSar-X, Sentinel-2, and MODIS.

CapabilityValue 3.6Oct 28, 2020UP42 partners with Intermap to bring high-resolution elevation data to its geospatial marketplace

The UP42 marketplace includes Pleiades 1A/1B, SPOT 6/7, Landsat-8, TerraSAR-X, Sentinel-2, and MODIS satellite imagery.

GeneralValue 3.8Oct 21, 2020UP42 partners with Hexagon

Airbus’ combination of 0.5-meter spatial resolution Pleiades-1A and Pleiades-1B visible and near-infrared imagery; 1.5-meter spatial resolution Spot-6 and Spot-7 visible and near-infrared imagery; and radar data from TerraSAR-X, Tandem-X, and Paz will provide improved digital elevation retrievals at monthly intervals for large portions of the Earth.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 27, 2020NASA taps Airbus for commercial satellite data buy

Airbus’s current imaging satellites include Spot-6 and Spot-7 with 1.5-meter resolution, Pleiades-1A and Pleiades-1B with 50-centimeter resolution, and four 30-centimeter-resolution Pleiades Neo satellites that Airbus is building.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jul 12, 2019Airbus to build four imaging satellites for French space agency, mulls 20-plus constellation

Airbus’ Spot-6 and Spot-7 satellites provide 1.5-meter optical imaging.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 25, 2018Planet, Airbus start joint satellite-imagery product initiative