{"id":9958,"date":"2026-09-14T19:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/csda-vendor-satlantis-nasa-science\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:55:58","slug":"csda-vendor-satlantis-nasa-science","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/csda-vendor-satlantis-nasa-science\/","title":{"rendered":"CSDA Vendor &#8211; Satlantis &#8211; NASA Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n<div class=\"hds-page-intro hds-page-intro-banner width-full maxw-full padding-0 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<p class=\"p-lg color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA&#8217;s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program has acquired commercial datasets from Satlantis.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background\"><img width=\"2048\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg 5066w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=300,111 300w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=768,283 768w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=1024,378 1024w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=1536,566 1536w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=2048,755 2048w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=400,147 400w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=600,221 600w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=900,332 900w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=1200,442 1200w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/satlantis-header-432-q95-300dpi.jpg?resize=2000,737 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satlantis\u2019s GEISAT constellation, comprising the GEISAT\u2011P and HORACIO satellites, provides high\u2013spatio\u2011temporal methane (CH\u2084) observations with simultaneous emitter geolocation. Each satellite simultaneously acquires co\u2011registered visible and near\u2011infrared (VNIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) imagery, allowing accurate attribution of detected plumes, providing straightforward identification of the emission sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to methane detection, the synchronized VNIR\u2013SWIR imagery supports a broad range of Earth observation applications. The constellation\u2019s high revisit frequency and fine spatial resolution offer continuous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and land\u2011cover change. These measurements benefit a range of science and applications use cases including wildfire monitoring, precision agriculture, and coastal monitoring (e.g., harmful algal bloom detection) and more.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Obtaining Data<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All newly awarded commercial data provider products are currently undergoing CSDA evaluation. If you have any questions about these products, please email <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/csda\/vendor-satlantis\/mailto:csda-support@nasa.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/csda\/vendor-satlantis\/mailto:csda-support@nasa.gov\">CSDA Support<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copyright<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data products and derivatives for imagery must contain copyright markings as specified below, where YYYY is the year of the image acquisition.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For data products: \u201c\u00a9 Satlantis YYYY. All rights reserved.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>For derivatives: \u201cIncludes copyrighted material of Satlantis. All rights reserved.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>A joint copyright notice may be used as appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CSDA Acknowledgment <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help CSDA identify your publications, we request that you include the following acknowledgment when publishing work created using CSDA program data:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This work utilized data made available through the NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorized users should send <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/csda\/vendor-satlantis\/mailto:csda-support@nasa.gov\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSDA<\/a> a courtesy copy of any publications that include CSDA-provided data.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Satlantis Data Available through NASA&#8217;s CSDA Program<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The GEISAT Constellation<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mission Size Category<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Micro (&lt; 100 kg): The satellite is 20 centimetres wide and 40 centimetres high, with deployable solar panels and a total mass of 21 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Payload\/Camera<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>The instrument is an iSIM 90 VNIR SWIR camera. The iSIM-90 instrument is the lightest and most compact optical payload of the iSIM family, able to provide imagery in the VNIR and SWIR spectral ranges, designed to fit 12U\/16U CubeSat platforms, while keeping a high performance-to-mass ratio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>iSIM 90 VNIR SWIR provides 10 spectral bands (1 panchromatic, 4 visible and near infrared, and 5 shortwave infrared), with high resolution: a resolution of 2 m in PAN and VNIR and 7 m in SWIR.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ground sampling distance (nadir pointing)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>PAN 2.0 m<br \/>VNIR multispectral 2.0 m<br \/>SWIR multispectral 7.0 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Acquisition pixel pitch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8, 12, 16 (configurable)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Swath width(nadir pointing)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>PAN 13.0 km<br \/>VNIR multispectral 13.0 km<br \/>SWIR multispectral 8.3 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Viewing angles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00b1 30 degrees for nominal operations<br \/>\u00b145 degrees roll for emergency operations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>On-board Processing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Preliminary image processing performed onboard up to L1A (raw data cropped with ancillary metadata appended). The processing chain from L1A to level L2 is carried out on-ground.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Satellite Bus &amp; Platform\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>16U CubeSats with a total mass of 21 kg. Equipped with UHF and S-band communication transceivers, as well as an X-band transmitter. The platform includes a payload controller that interfaces between the payload and the satellite, and GaAs solar panels. Additionally, the platform features a flight computer with ADCS functionality, including a reaction wheel, magnetorquer, and GPS systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Main operational acquisition modes offered<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>They enable on-demand observations, including sporadic acquisitions of areas of interest, as well as systematic revisits of targets over time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authorized Data Use and Users<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to this data is governed by the CSDA End User License Agreements (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/csda\/end-user-license-agreements\/\">EULAs<\/a>). The minimum access level for data is the USG license. Depending on the specific data products provided, some or all data may also be available under higher-tier CSDA licenses, including USG\u2011Plus and Public licenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the applicable license tier, authorized users may include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. Government federal employees<\/li>\n<li>State, local, territorial, and tribal government personnel<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Government contractors and subcontractors<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Government\u2013funded researchers and academic partners<\/li>\n<li>Other users authorized under applicable CSDA license levels (USG, USG\u2011Plus, or Public)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All data use must comply with the terms of the EULA. All\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/csdap.earthdata.nasa.gov\/tasking\">data requests<\/a>\u00a0must be reviewed and approved by NASA\u2019s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top Banner Image:<\/strong> Color-infrared composite (NIR, red, green) satellite image of Praia da Vit\u00f3ria and its harbor on Terceira Island, Azores, acquired at 1.8 m resolution by Satlantis GEISAT on 15 February 2026. Vegetated farmland appears bright red, the Atlantic and harbour basin near black, and built-up surfaces cyan and olive. Credit: \u00a9 Satlantis 2026. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/csda\/vendor-satlantis\/?rand=6382\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA&#8217;s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program has acquired commercial datasets from Satlantis. Satlantis\u2019s GEISAT constellation, comprising the GEISAT\u2011P and HORACIO satellites, provides high\u2013spatio\u2011temporal methane (CH\u2084) observations with simultaneous emitter geolocation. Each satellite simultaneously acquires co\u2011registered visible and near\u2011infrared (VNIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) imagery, allowing accurate attribution of detected plumes, providing straightforward identification of the emission sources. 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