SPOT 5

SPOT-5 (Systeme Pour l’Observation de la Terre — Satellite for Observation of Earth), was launched on May 3, 2001 and decommissioned as of March 31, 2015. The coverage of 60 km x 60 km per scene was a key asset in medium-scale mapping at 1:25,000.

1. Spatial Resolution:
   • Panchromatic: 2.5-5m
   • Multispectral: 5m
2. Spectral Resolution:
   • Panchromatic:
     (480 to 710nm)
   • Multispectral:
     Green: (500-590 nm)
     Red: (610-680 nm)
     Near IR: (780-890 nm)
     Shortwave IR: (1,580-1,750 nm)