ImageSat International N.V. ImageSat International N.V. Customer Service: Correspondence Office Wilhelminalaan 13 [email protected] 6 Yoni Netanyahu Street Willemstad, Curacao www.imagesatintl.com Or Yehuda 6037604 Israel Tel: +599-9-737-4557 Tel: +972 -3-796-0600 Fax: +599-9-737-4563 Fax: +972-3-516-3430 © ImageSat International, Products and Services Guide, April 2014 ImageSat International N.V. ImageSat International Customer Service: Correspondence Office N.V.Wilhelminalaan 13 [email protected] 6 Yoni Netanyahu Street Willemstad, Curacao www.imagesatintl.com Or Yehuda 6037604 Israel Tel: +599-9-737-4557 Tel: +972-3-796-0600 Fax: +599-9-737-4563 Fax: +972-3-516-3430 Content 1. ABOUT IMAGESAT INTERNATIONAL .......................................................................................... 4 2. THE EROS SATELLITES ................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 5 2.2 ORBITAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 5 2.3 IMAGING PARAMETERS ............................................................................................................... 5 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS GUIDE .............................................................................. 6 4. PRODUCT GUIDE ........................................................................................................................ 7 4.1 PRODUCTS CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................... 7 4.2 IMAGING TECHNIQUES ................................................................................................................ 8 4.3 PROCESSING LEVELS ................................................................................................................... 9 4.4 VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS ........................................................................................................... 9 4.5 PRODUCT FORMATS ................................................................................................................. 11 4.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) ....................................................................................................... 11 4.7 SUPPLY OPTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 11 5. SERVICES GUIDE ....................................................................................................................... 12 5.1 IMAGESAT'S ORDER DESK ......................................................................................................... 12 5.2 SERVICE TYPES ........................................................................................................................ 12 5.2.1 New Acquisition .................................................................................................... 12 5.2.2 Archived Images ................................................................................................... 12 5.3 THE WORKFLOW PROCEDURE – FROM REQUEST TO SHIPMENT ........................................................ 13 5.4 SPECIAL IMAGING REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 14 5.5 "LAST CALL" TIMES FOR ORDERING IMAGING ON A SPECIFIC DATE .................................................... 16 5.6 HOW TO SUBMIT AN ORDER ...................................................................................................... 17 5.7 HOW TO PROVIDE THE AOI ....................................................................................................... 17 6. ADVANCED SERVICES ............................................................................................................... 18 PRODUCT ORDER FORM .................................................................................................................. 19 1. ABOUT IMAGESAT INTERNATIONAL ImageSat International N.V. is the owner and operator of the EROS-A and EROS-B very high resolution imaging satellites, whose global coverage provide high-quality imaging services, satisfying national security and management needs with maximum autonomy, secrecy and flexibility. Established in 1997, ImageSat launched EROS-A, its first commercial imaging satellite, into orbit on December 5, 2000. EROS-B, the company’s sub-meter resolution satellite, was launched on April 25, 2006, providing customers with increased revisit time and the benefit of a variety of sensors. Both satellites were accurately placed in their orbit by Russian Start-1 launchers. ImageSat serves a global customer base, comprised of governments and international agencies, which utilize EROS satellite imagery primarily for National Security, Homeland Security and Environmental Security, as well as a wide range of civilian applications. ImageSat International N.V. is a Curacao company with offices in Limassol, Cyprus and Tel Aviv, Israel. The Company's offices in Tel Aviv supervise the construction of the EROS family of satellites and the operation of ImageSat's main Ground Control Station. 4 2. THE EROS SATELLITES 2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION The EROS satellites are lightweight LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites with a single electro- optical camera system. EROS satellites acquire high-resolution panchromatic imaging data. EROS satellites are designed to maximize operator flexibility in the creation and adaptation of the daily image acquisition plan. The EROS Satellites’ high maneuverability enables them to be quickly pointed to image customer specified sites on Nadir or at oblique angles of up to 45 degrees. Oblique viewing enables the satellite to view virtually any site on Earth as often as two to three times per week. The orbital period of the EROS satellites, for one revolution around the Earth, is 94-96 minutes. The satellites complete approximately 15 revolutions around the Earth every 24 hours, with two daylight passes per day through the footprint of a typical Ground Receiving Station. 2.2 ORBITAL INFORMATION Info EROS-A EROS-B Orbit Type Sun-Synchronous Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit Orbit Height ~550 km 510 ± 40 km Inclination 97.2° 97.2° Nominal Life Expectancy 2000-2015 2006-2022 Local Time of Descending 10:00-11:00 13:00-14:00 2.3 IMAGING PARAMETERS Parameter EROS-A EROS-B Scanning Type Push-broom Push-broom Sun-over-horizon angle: Sun-over-horizon angle: Imaging sunlight conditions more than 10° more than 10° CCD-TDI, Selectable levels: Sensor type CCD 1,4,8,16,32,48,64,96 Spectral band 0.5 to 0.9 0.5 to 0.9 Sampling Depth transmitted 11 bits 10 bits 0.7 m at Nadir from 510 km Ground Sampling Distance for TDI stages 1,4,8 2.1 m at Nadir from 550 km (Resolution) 0.8 m at Nadir from 510 km for all other TDI stages Swath Width 15 km at Nadir from 550 km 7 km at Nadir from 510 km 5 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS GUIDE □ Imaging/Acquisition: The action of the satellite taking an image of a requested area (One shot of the satellite's camera). □ Scene: The area that is being imaged by the satellite. □ AOI – Area of Interest: An area in which the customer is interested, that will be imaged by the satellite. In order to cover an entire requested AOI, it might be necessary to acquire more than one image. □ Off-Nadir Angle: The off-nadir angle is the angle between the acquired scene's center, the satellite and the nadir (the normal to the Earth from the satellite's center). Each image operation is defined by its starting and ending off-nadir angle, which changes along the imaging process (as the satellite moves in its orbit). As a rule, the smaller the off-nadir angle is, the better the resolution (GSD) is. Satellite Off-Nadir Angle Nadir Earth □ Azimuth: Azimuth is a direction given in degrees, in relative to the north. The direction of the north is considered 0°, and the angle grows in clockwise direction. Some examples: North North North 0° 90° 315° □ Order: A request submitted by the customer to ImageSat, so that ImageSat will take care of imaging the AOI requested by the customer with either EROS-A or EROS-B. 6 4. PRODUCT GUIDE 4.1 PRODUCTS CHARACTERISTICS ImageSat International offers various types of panchromatic images. Each final product is defined by 4 characteristics: Imaging Technique, Processing Level, Value Added Product (Optional) and Format. □ Imaging Technique: The manner in which the satellite payload is used to acquire the imagery data. □ Processing Level: The level of post processing performed on the ground after acquisition and reception of the imagery at the ground station. □ Value Added Product (Optional): After the processing of the image, ImageSat can create an advanced product from it (based on EROS-B images only). This is completely optional, and done only by request of the customer. □ Format: The type of file provided to the customer, as the final product. The following tables summarize the available Imaging Techniques, Processing Levels, Value Added Products and Formats. 7 4.2 IMAGING TECHNIQUES EROS-A: Technique Dimensions Details Basic Image 15 km x 15 2.1 meter ground sampling distance (GSD) at nadir for Km an orbit of 550km. This is the minimal area available for acquisition with EROS-A. Vector Image 15 km x (up Like a Basic Image, but longer, up to ~180 km, to ~180 km) depending on resolution and scanning