\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program has acquired commercial datasets from Kuva Space.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n Kuva Space\u2019s Hyperfield constellation provides consistently calibrated hyperspectral data to support scientific research and environmental monitoring. Operating in the visible and near\u2011infrared spectral range (475\u202fnm\u2013880\u202fnm), the Hyperfield sensors capture detailed hyperspectral imagery that enables precise characterization of vegetation, soils, water bodies, land cover, and other surface materials based on their spectral characteristics.<\/p>\n Hyperfield data support a broad range of Earth science applications including: ecosystem monitoring, agriculture, forestry, inland and coastal water studies, land cover mapping, and environmental change detection. Kuva Space also develops AI-driven downstream analytics products to support timely decision-making.<\/p>\n All newly awarded commercial data provider products are currently undergoing CSDA evaluation. If you have any questions about these products, please email CSDA Support<\/a>. <\/p>\n Data products and derivatives for imagery must contain copyright markings as specified below, where YYYY is the year of the image acquisition.<\/p>\n To help CSDA identify your publications, we request that you include the following acknowledgment when publishing work created using these data:<\/p>\n \u201cThis work utilized data made available through the NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program.\u201d Authorized users should send CSDA<\/a> a courtesy copy of any publications that include CSDA-distributed data.<\/p>\n Kuva Space distributes calibrated spaceborne hyperspectral image products. Each scene covers approximately 50 \u00d7 40 km and is provided at three data levels – L1B, L1C, and L2A (see table below). The products are uploaded as a STAC\u2011compliant collection of cloud\u2011optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs), accompanied by a custom sidecar metadata file tailored to the mission\u2019s requirements. Images are delivered as float32 TIFFs and do not require further rescaling. Each product package also includes additional TIFF files containing cloud and bad\u2011pixel masks. Analytic data products are delivered in standard raster and vector formats (e.g. GeoTIFF, GeoJSON).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kuva-space-hero-image-foundation-model-embeddings.png?w=2048\")
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CSDA Acknowledgement<\/h2>\n
Kuva Space Data Available from the CSDA Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Data Characteristics<\/h3>\n
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\n Mission<\/strong><\/td>\n Hyperfield-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mission Size Category<\/strong><\/td>\n Micro (<100kg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Number of satellites<\/strong><\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Satellite \/ Constellation<\/strong><\/td>\n Hyperfield-1A\/B (HF-1A & HF-1B)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Payload Sensor Domain<\/strong><\/td>\n Hyperspectral Fabry-P\u00e9rot interferometer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Orbit altitude<\/strong><\/td>\n 500 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Orbit Type<\/strong><\/td>\n Sun-synchronous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Launch<\/strong><\/td>\n August 16, 2024 (HF-1A), June 23, 2025 (HF-1B).
Lifetime: 5 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Temporal revisit<\/strong><\/td>\n At 50\u00b0N: ~4 days (two satellites)
At the equator: ~11-12 days (two satellites)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Swath [km]<\/strong><\/td>\n 52 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Spectral Range<\/strong><\/td>\n VNIR 475-880 nm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Spectral bands<\/strong><\/td>\n 22 VNIR in routine acquisitions, configurable to 60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Acquisition mode<\/strong><\/td>\n Tasking, Screening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GSD<\/strong><\/td>\n 25 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n Data Product Descriptions<\/h3>\n