NightVision & Video
HEAD Aerospace has launched dedicated satellites for up to 30-second videos and for night imagery acquisition at any point on Earth! NightVision and Video constellation consist of a total of nine satellites, with which you are provided with both daytime and nighttime imaging and video recordings on a daily basis over your area of interest, and with a spatial resolution of 92 cm.
Video mode possibilities began in January 2017 with JILIN-1 Video 03 satellite, which offers a resolution of 0.92m for RGB video. JILIN-1 video 04/05/06 launched in November 2017 and 07/08 in January 2018, and are the same satellites as 03 in order to increase revisit time.
The main task of Jilin-1SP03 is to acquire visible light video data of high-resolution earth observation in the world. Sub-metric night images are based on the True Colors RGB response. NightVision imagery includes urban/rural night lighting, flames (produced by burning gas and oil or forest fires), fishing boats, offshore, and volcanic explosions, among others.
Some general information for HEAD Aerospace satellite constellations for Video (Jilin-1SP03/04/05/06/07/08) and Night Imagery (Jilin-1GF03C01/02/03) acquisition:
Color Video | Night-time images | |
Constellation | JL-1SP03/04/05/06/07/08 | JL-1GF03C01/02/03 |
Launch | 2017-2018 | 2020 |
Sensor bands | RGB | RGB Bayer Color |
Spatial resolution | 0.92m | 0.92m |
Geometric precision | <8.5m CE90 | <8.5m CE90 |
Radiometric resolution | 8 bits | 8 bits |
| Revisit time | Daily | Daily |
| Swath width | 11 km*4.5 km (JL-1SP03) 19 km*4.5 km (JL-1SP04/05/06/07/08) | 14.4 km*6 km |
| Orbit | Sun-synchronous 481 km altitude (JL-1SP03) 528 km altitude (JL-1SP04/05/06/07/08) | Sun-synchronous 535 km altitude |
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Key features
Full-motion video and night-time imagery
Spatial resolution of less than 1m
Up to 3 times per day revisit time capability
Available at any area or point of interest around the world
Capture urban/rural lighting, fires, fishing boats, and volcanic explosions at night
Up to 30 seconds of video monitoring duration
Key applications
Infrastructure
Monitor traffic congestion points over the same area
Monitor socioeconomic activity relevant to power access (regional inequality, ghost towns)
Estimate artificial light pollution
Monitor traffic congestion points over the same area
Monitor socioeconomic activity relevant to power access (regional inequality, ghost towns)
Estimate artificial light pollution
Maritime
Night fishing activity mapping
Detection of vessels close to the shoreline at night time
Monitoring of vessel navigation within ports
Night fishing activity mapping
Detection of vessels close to the shoreline at night time
Monitoring of vessel navigation within ports
Disaster Management
Volcanic activity monitoring
Power access evaluation after typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes
Post-disaster video assessment
Volcanic activity monitoring
Power access evaluation after typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes
Post-disaster video assessment
FAQs
For NightVision imagery, the minimum order is 100 km² for both Archive and Tasking products, with minimum AOI width of 5km.
For Video, the applied restriction is that each piece of satellite video data is provided with 30 seconds length duration.
