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CO3D Optical Imager
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Airbus CO3D passive optical instrument providing 50 cm visible and near-infrared imagery for 3D digital surface model production and 2D imagery services.
CO3D Optical Imager is an Airbus Defence and Space matrix-detector passive optical RGB and near-infrared imager built with CNES partnership for stereo 3D mapping.[1][2][3]
CNES and Airbus materials give about 50 cm spatial resolution, RGB plus near-infrared acquisition, and step-and-stare image frames of about 7 km by 5 km.[1][2]
The product uses four visible and near-infrared bands within a 450 to 900 nm envelope, and public specifications identify red, green, blue, and near infrared bands rather than per-band wavelength limits.[1][3]
CNES lists CO3D in operation after the July 2025 launch, while Airbus launch material describes six months of in-orbit testing before an 18-month mapping campaign.[1][2]
- [1]CO3D project page, CNESagency doc2025-07-262026-05-28
- [2]Airbus-built CO3D constellation successfully launched to map our planet in 3Doperator press2025-07-262026-05-28
- [3]CO3D mission status and processing, ISPRS Archives 2020peer reviewed2020-08-052026-05-28