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Explore satellite platforms powering precision agriculture, crop monitoring, and land analytics across India — every supported source, with deep specs, agri-use cases, and side-by-side comparison.

20 satellites
● Live🇮🇳 ISRO
Cartosat-3
Optical

Cartosat-3

ISRO

Type
Optical
Resolution
0.25 m
Revisit
4 – 5 days
Swath
16 km
Health MonitoringChange Detection
● Live
OpticalSIIS · China0.3 m Optical

SuperView NEO-1

SIIS (China)

Type
Optical
Resolution
0.3 m
Revisit
Daily
Swath
12 km
Change DetectionHealth Monitoring
● Live
OpticalBlackSkyRapid Revisit

BlackSky Gen 3

BlackSky

Type
Optical
Resolution
0.35 m
Revisit
15 × / day
Swath
5 km
Flood / Disaster ResponseChange Detection
● Live
KOMPSAT-3A
Optical

KOMPSAT-3A

KARI / SIIS

Type
Optical
Resolution
0.4 m
Revisit
1.5 days
Swath
13 km
Health MonitoringChange Detection
● Live
OpticalPlanet LabsTasking · Sub-meter

SkySat

Planet Labs

Type
Optical
Resolution
0.5 m
Revisit
Multiple / day
Swath
8 km
Change DetectionHealth Monitoring
● Live🇮🇳 ISRO
EOS-04 (RISAT)
Radar (SAR)

EOS-04 (RISAT)

ISRO

Type
Radar (SAR)
Resolution
1 – 50 m
Revisit
12 days
Swath
25 – 223 km
Flood / Disaster ResponseSoil MappingHealth Monitoring
● Live
NAIP (USDA Aerial)
Aerial / UAV

NAIP (USDA Aerial)

USDA

Type
Aerial / UAV
Resolution
1 m
Revisit
Yearly
Swath
N/A
Health MonitoringChange DetectionSoil Mapping
● Live
ALOS-2 (PALSAR-2)
Radar (SAR)

ALOS-2 (PALSAR-2)

JAXA

Type
Radar (SAR)
Resolution
3 – 10 m
Revisit
14 days
Swath
50 – 70 km
Flood / Disaster ResponseBiomass EstimationSoil Mapping
● Live
MultispectralPlanet LabsDove Constellation

PlanetScope

Planet Labs

Type
Multispectral
Resolution
3 – 5 m
Revisit
Daily
Swath
24 km
Health MonitoringChange DetectionYield Forecasting
● Live🇮🇳 ISRO
NISAR (upcoming)
Radar (SAR)

NISAR (upcoming)

ISRO / NASA

Type
Radar (SAR)
Resolution
3 – 10 m
Revisit
12 days
Swath
240 km
Biomass EstimationSoil MappingFlood / Disaster Response
● Live🇮🇳 ISRO
ResourceSat-2A
Multispectral

ResourceSat-2A

ISRO

Type
Multispectral
Resolution
5.8 m
Revisit
5 days
Swath
70 km
Health MonitoringSoil MappingYield Forecasting
◌ Archive 1995–2007🇮🇳 ISRO
IRS-1C
Multispectral

IRS-1C

ISRO

Type
Multispectral
Resolution
5.8 m
Revisit
24 days
Swath
70 km
Change DetectionHealth Monitoring
● Live
Sentinel-2
Multispectral

Sentinel-2

ESA

Type
Multispectral
Resolution
10 m
Revisit
2 – 5 days
Swath
290 km
Health MonitoringChange DetectionYield Forecasting+1
● Live
Landsat 8
Optical

Landsat 8

NASA / USGS

Type
Optical
Resolution
15 – 30 m
Revisit
16 days
Swath
185 km
Yield ForecastingChange DetectionBiomass Estimation
● Live
Landsat 9
Optical

Landsat 9

NASA / USGS

Type
Optical
Resolution
15 m
Revisit
16 days
Swath
185 km
Health MonitoringChange Detection
● Live
Sentinel-1
Radar (SAR)

Sentinel-1

ESA

Type
Radar (SAR)
Resolution
20 m
Revisit
6 days
Swath
250 km
Flood / Disaster ResponseSoil MappingIrrigation Management+1
◌ Archive 1999–2024
Landsat 7
Optical

Landsat 7

NASA / USGS

Type
Optical
Resolution
30 m
Revisit
16 days
Swath
185 km
Change DetectionBiomass Estimation
◌ Archive 1984–2013
Landsat 5
Optical

Landsat 5

NASA / USGS

Type
Optical
Resolution
30 – 60 m
Revisit
16 days
Swath
185 km
Change DetectionBiomass Estimation
● Live
MODIS (Terra / Aqua)
Multispectral

MODIS (Terra / Aqua)

NASA

Type
Multispectral
Resolution
250 m
Revisit
Daily
Swath
2330 km
Yield ForecastingChange DetectionFlood / Disaster Response+1
● Live🇮🇳 ISRO
EOS-06 (OceanSat-3)
Multispectral

EOS-06 (OceanSat-3)

ISRO

Type
Multispectral
Resolution
360 m
Revisit
2 days
Swath
1440 km
Biomass EstimationYield Forecasting
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