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Maxar Intelligence, Inc. (formerly DigitalGlobe) was one of the vendors selected for evaluation in the original CSDA Pilot. CSDA distributes data acquired by the Maxar constellation, including: WorldView-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3, WorldView-4, GeoEye-1, QuickBird, and IKONOS. The Maxar constellation offers a unique catalog of very-high-resolution data products with resolutions as low as 31 cm per pixel, from the WorldView-3 Panchromatic band. For specifications on individual Maxar sensors, please see the Maxar Commercial Data listing at the bottom of this page.

Authorized Data Use and Users

NASA-acquired Maxar data are available to all NASA-funded researchers. Data requests must be approved by CSDA.

End User License Agreement

The Commercial Data/Imagery End User License Agreements Fact Sheet covers all Maxar imagery except Worldview-4 and IKONOS.

NextView Imagery License for IKONOS imagery 

Maxar EULA for Worldview 4 imagery.

Obtaining Data

To access and obtain Maxar data from CSDA, first register by completing the CSDA Program Authorization form. Once approved, users will be contacted, and can then submit a request via the Maxar Data Request Form.

Maxar’s Discover Tool allows users to search and discover the entirety of Maxar’s data holdings. Once you have generated search results in the tool, you can capture the catalog IDs for your order. In the tool, use the image checkboxes in your results list to select the images you want, then click the blue ‘Actions’ button below the results list and select the 'Share by email' option. This will pop up a window with an ‘Order Summary’. You can then copy the list of Catalog IDs from the summary and paste them into the CSDA Maxar Data Request Form.

Copyright

Data products and derivatives for imagery must contain copyright markings as specified below, where YYYY is the year of the image acquisition.

For all sensors except WorldView-4 and IKONOS: ©YYYY, Maxar, USG Plus

For IKONOS: ©YYYY, Maxar, NextView

For Worldview-4: 

  • Data products: "© Maxar Intelligence, Inc YYYY. All rights reserved."
  • Derivatives: "Includes copyrighted material of Maxar Intelligence, Inc. All rights reserved."

Note that users of Maxar data must obtain approval for release of Maxar to the public (publications, presentations, etc.) from the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA). Please complete the Maxar Public Use Form before using the imagery in the public domain.

CSDA Acknowledgment

To help us identify your publications, we request that when you publish using these data, please include the following acknowledgment:

"This work utilized data made available through the NASA Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program."

Maxar Commercial Data
DigitalGlobe Worldview-4 Specifications
Attribute Value
Orbit Altitude: 617 km
Type: Sun Synchronous, 10:30 a.m. descending Node
Period: 97 min.
Life Estimated service life: 10 to 12 years
Spacecraft size and aperture Size: 5.3 m (17.7 ft) tall x 2.5 m (8 ft) across
7.9 m (26 ft) across deployed solar arrays
Aperture: 1.1m
Sensor bands Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
4 Multispectral:
Red: 655–690 nm
Green: 510–580 nm
Blue: 450–510 nm
Near-IR: 780–920 nm
Sensor resolution
(or GSD, ground sample distance;
off-nadir is geometric mean)
Panchromatic Nadir: 0.31 m
20° Off-Nadir: 0.34 m
56° Off-Nadir: 1.00 m
Multispectral Nadir: 1.24 m
20° Off-Nadir: 1.38 m
56° Off-Nadir: 4.00 m
Dynamic range 11-bits per pixel
Swath width At nadir: 13.2 km
Attitude determination and control Type: 3-axis Stabilized
Actuators: Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)
Sensors: Star trackers, precision IRU, GPS
Pointing accuracy and knowledge Accuracy: 170 m at 40 off-nadir
Knowledge: Supports geolocation accuracy below
Retargeting agility Time to Slew 200 km: 10.6 sec
Onboard storage 3200 Gb solid state with EDAC
Communications Image and ancillary data: 800 Mbps X-band
Housekeeping: 120 kbps real time, X-band
Command: 64 kbps S-band
Max contiguous area collected in a
single pass (30° off-nadir angle)
Mono: 66.5 km x 112 km (5 strips)
Stereo: 26.6 km x 112 km (2 pairs)
Revisit frequency
(at 40°N latitude)
1 m GSD: < 1.0 day
Total constellation > 4.5 accesses/day
Geolocation accuracy
(CE90)
Predicted < 5 m CE90 without ground control
Capacity 680,000 km2 per day
DigitalGlobe Worldview-3 Specifications
Attribute Value
Orbit Altitude: 617 km
Type: Sun synchronous, 10:30 a.m. descending node
Period: 97 min.
Life Spec Mission Life: 7.25 years
Estimated service life: 10 to 12 years
Spacecraft size, mass and power Size: 5.7 m (18.7 ft) tall x 2.5 m (8 ft) across 7.1 m (23 ft) across deployed solar arrays
Mass: 2800 kg (6200 lbs)
Power: 3.1 kW solar array, 100 Ahr battery
Sensor Bands Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
8 Multispectral:
Coastal: 397–454 nm
Blue: 445–517 nm
Blue: 445–517 nm
Green: 507–586 nm
Yellow: 580–629 nm
Red: 626–696 nm
Red Edge: 698–749 nm
Near-IR1: 765–899 nm
Near-IR2: 857–1039 nm
8 SWIR Bands:
SWIR-1: 1184–1235 nm
SWIR-2: 1546–1598 nm
SWIR-3: 1636–1686 nm
SWIR-4: 1702–1759 nm

SWIR-5: 2137–2191 nm
SWIR-6: 2174–2232 nm
SWIR-7: 2228–2292 nm
SWIR-8: 2285–2373 nm
12 CAVIS Bands:
Desert Clouds: 405–420 nm
Water-3: 930–965 nm
Aerosol-1: 459–509 nm
Green: 525–585 nm
Aerosol-2: 635–685 nm
Water-1: 845–885 nm
Water-2: 897–927 nm

NDVI-SWIR: 1220–1252 nm
Cirrus: 1365–1405 nm
Snow: 1620–1680 nm
Aerosol-1: 2105–2245 nm
Aerosol-2: 2105–2245 nm
Sensor resolution (or GSD, Ground Sample Distance; off-nadir is geometric mean) Panchromatic nadir: 0.31 m
20° off-nadir: 0.34 m
Multispectral nadir: 1.24 m
20° off-nadir: 1.38 m
SWIR nadir: 3.70 m
20° off-nadir: 4.10 m
CAVIS nadir: 30.00 m
Dynamic range 11-bits per pixel Pan and MS; 14-bits per pixel SWIR
Swath width At nadir: 13.1 km
Attitude determination and control Type: 3-axis Stabilized

Actuators: Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)

Sensors: Star trackers, precision IRU, GPS
Pointing accuracy and knowledge Accuracy: <500 m at image start/stop
Knowledge: Supports geolocation accuracy below
Retargeting agility Time to Slew 200 km: 12 sec
Onboard storage 2199 Gb solid state with EDAC
Communications Image and Ancillary Data: 800 and 1200 Mbps X-band
Housekeeping: 4, 16, 32, or 64 kbps real time, 524 kbps stored, X-band
Command: 2 or 64 kbps S-band
Max contiguous area collected in a single pass (30° off-nadir angle) Mono: 66.5 km x 112 km (5 strips)
Stereo: 26.6 km x 112 km (2 pairs)
Revisit frequency 1 m GSD: <1.0 day
(at 40°N Latitude) 4.5 days at 20° off-nadir or less
Geolocation accuracy (CE90) Predicted <3.5 m CE90 without ground control
Capacity 680,000 km2 per day
DigitalGlobe Worldview-2 Specifications
Attribute Value
Orbit Altitude: 770 km
Type: Sun synchronous, 10:30 a.m. descending node
Period: 100 min.
Mission Life 10-12 years, including all consumables and degradables (e.g., propellant)
Spacecraft Size, Mass and Power 5.7 m (18.7 ft) tall x 2.5 m (8 ft) across
7.1 m (23 ft) across the deployed solar arrays
2615 kg (5765 lbs)
3.2 kW solar array, 100 Ahr battery
Sensor Bands

Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
8 Multispectral:
Coastal: 400–450 nm
Blue: 450–510 nm
Green: 510–580 nm
Yellow: 585–625 nm
Red: 630–690 nm
Red Edge: 705–745 nm
Near-IR1: 770–895 nm
Near-IR2: 860–1040 nm

Sensor Resolution Panchromatic: 0.46 m GSD at nadir, 0.52 m GSD at 20° off-nadir
Multispectral: 1.85 m GSD at nadir, 2.07 m GSD at 20° off-nadir
Dynamic Range 11-bits per pixel
Swath Width 16.4 km at nadir
Attitude Determination and Control 3-axis stabilized
Actuators: Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)
Sensors: Star trackers, solid state IRU, GPS
Pointing Accuracy and Knowledge Accuracy: < 500 m at image start and stop
Knowledge: Supports geolocation accuracy below
Retargeting Agility Time to Slew 200 km: 10 sec
Onboard Storage 2199 Gb solid state with EDAC
Communications Image and Ancillary Data: 800 Mbps X-band
Housekeeping: 4, 16, or 32 kbps real-time, 524 kbps stored, X-band
Command: 2 or 64 kbps S-band
Max Contiguous Area Collected in a Single Pass
(30° off-nadir angle)
Mono: 138 x 112 km (8 strips)
Stereo: 63 x 112 km (4 pairs)
Revisit Frequency (at 40°N Latitude) 1.1 days at 1 m GSD or less
3.7 days at 20° off-nadir or less (0.52 m GSD)
Geolocation Accuracy (CE90) Demonstrated < 3.5 m CE90 without ground control
Capacity 1 million km2 per day
DigitalGlobe Worldview-1 Specifications
Attribute Value
Orbit Altitude: 496 km
Type: Sun synchronous, 10:30 a.m. descending node
Period: 95 min.
Altitude: 496 km
Type: Sun Synchronous. 1:30 p.m. descending node
Period: 95 min.
Mission Life 10-12 years, including all consumables and degradables (e.g., propellant)
Spacecraft Size, Mass and Power 3.6 m (12 ft) tall x 2.5 m (8 ft) across
7.1 m (23 ft) across the deployed solar arrays
2290 kg (5038 lbs)
3.2 kW solar array, 100 Ahr battery
Sensor Bands Panchromatic: 400–900 nm
Sensor Resolution 50 cm Ground Sample Distance (GSD) at nadir
55 cm GSD at 20° off-nadir
Dynamic Range 11-bits per pixel
Swath Width 17.7 km at nadir
Attitude Determination and Control 3-axis stabilized
Actuators: Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)
Sensors: Star trackers, solid state IRU, GPS
Pointing Accuracy and Knowledge Accuracy: <500 m at image start and stop
Knowledge: Supports geolocation accuracy below
Retargeting Agility Time to Slew 200 km: 10 sec
Onboard Storage 2199 Gb solid state with EDAC
Communications Image and Ancillary Data: 800 Mbps X-band
Housekeeping: 4, 16, or 32 kbps real-time, 524 kbps stored, X-band
Command: 2 or 64 kbps S-band
Max Contiguous Area Collected in a Single Pass Mono: 111 x 112 km (6 strips)
(30° off-nadir angle) Stereo: 51 x 112 km (3 pairs)
Revisit Frequency 1.7 days at 1 m GSD or less
(at 40°N Latitude) 5.4 days at 20° off-nadir or less (0.55 m GSD)
Geolocation Accuracy (CE90) Demonstrated <4.0 m CE90 without ground control
Capacity 1.3 million km2 per day
DigitalGlobe Ikonos Specifications
Attribute Value
Launch information Launch Date: September 24, 1999
Launch Vehicle: Athena 2
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Mission life 12+ years
Spacecraft size 1.83 m × 1.57 m (hexagonal configuration)
Spatial resolution Panchromatic: 0.82 m
Multispectral: 3.2 m
Positional accuracy 15 meter CE90 (specification)
9 meter CE90 (measured)
Swath width 11.3 km
Off-nadir imaging Up to 60 degrees
Dynamic range 11 bits per pixel
Revisit time Approximately 3 days
Orbital altitude 681 km
Nodal crossing 10:30 a.m.
Collection capacity 240,000 km2/day (Pan + MSI)
DigitalGlobe GeoEye-1 Specifications
Attribute Value
Mission Life Expected >10 years
Spacecraft Size 4,186 lbs, 4.34 m in length
Altitude 681 km
Orbit Type: Sun-synchronous,
10:30 a.m. descending node
Period: 98 min
Sensor Resolution and Spectral Bandwidth Panchromatic:
41 cm GSD at nadir
Black & White: 450 - 800 nm
Multispectral:
1.65 m GSD at nadir
Blue: 450–510 nm
Green: 510–580 nm
Red: 655–690 nm
Near-IR: 780–920 nm
Dynamic Range 11-bits per pixel
Swath Width Nominal Swath Width:
15.3 km at nadir
Attitude Determination and Control Type: 3-axis Stabilized
Star tracker/IRU/reaction wheels, GPS
Retargeting Agility Time to slew 200 km: 20 sec
Onboard Storage 1 Tbit capacity
Communications Payload Data: X-band 740/150 Mbps AES/DES encryption >
Housekeeping: X-band 64 kbps AES encryption
Revisit Frequency
(at 40°N Latitude)
2.6 days at 30° off-nadir
Metric Accuracy 5 m CE90, 3 m CE90 (measured)
Capacity 350,000 km2/day Multi-spectral
DigitalGlobe QuickBird Specifications
Attribute Value
Launch Information Launch Date: October 18, 2001
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Mission Life Extended through early 2014
Spacecraft size 2,400 lbs, 3.04 m (10 ft) in length
Model Altitude 400 km Altitude 450 km
Orbit Type: Sun Synchronous, 10:00 a.m. descending node
Period: 92.4 min
10:25 a.m. descending node
Period: 93.6 min
Sensor Resolution and spectral bandwidth Panchromatic:
55 cm GSD at nadir
Black & White: 405 - 1053 nm
Multispectral:
2.16 m GSD at nadir
Blue: 430–545 nm
Green: 466–620 nm
Red: 590–710 nm
Near-IR: 715–918 nm
Panchromatic
61 cm GSD at nadir
Multispectral:
2.44 m GSD at nadir
Dynamic range 11 bits per pixel 11 bits per pixel
Swath width Nominal Swath Width:
14.9 km at nadir
Nominal swath width:
16.8 km at nadir
Attitude determination and control Type: 3-axis Stabilized
Star tracker/IRU/reaction wheels, GPS
Type: 3-axis Stabilized
Star tracker/IRU/reaction wheels, GPS
Retargeting agility Time to slew 200 km: 37 sec 38 sec
Onboard Storage 128 Gb capacity 128 Gb capacity
Communications Payload Data: 320 Mbps X-band
Housekeeping: X-band from 4, 16 and 256 Kbps, 2 Kbps S-band uplink
Payload Data: 320 Mbps X-band
Housekeeping: X-band from 4, 16 and 256 Kbps, 2 Kbps S-band uplink
Revisit Frequency (at 40oN Latitude) Revisit time may vary from 2 to 12 days depending on target location as the orbit decays. Revisit time may vary from 2 to 12 days depending on target location as the orbit decays.
Metric accuracy 23 m CE90, 17 m LE90 (without ground control) 23 m CE90, 17 m LE90 (without ground control)
Capacity 200,000 km2 per day 200,000 km2 per day
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