# SpaceView-24
*sensor . products*

Passive optical multispectral camera used on assessed BlackSky Global satellites, with 24 cm aperture, sub-metre ground resolution, and narrow nadir swath.

## Specifications
- **product status**: operational
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **manufacturer**: blacksky
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":450,"max":700},"spectral_band_count":4,"gsd_m":{"native":0.8,"resampled":1},"swath_km":6,"spec_disclosure":"disclosed"}
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-16
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: blacksky
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","product_status":"operational","deployment_context":"orbital","manufacturer":"blacksky","description":"Passive optical multispectral camera used on assessed BlackSky Global satellites, with 24 cm aperture, sub-metre ground resolution, and narrow nadir swath.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"passive-optical\",\"measurement_principle\":\"passive\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":450,\"max\":700},\"spectral_band_count\":4,\"gsd_m\":{\"native\":0.8,\"resampled\":1},\"swath_km\":6,\"spec_disclosure\":\"disclosed\"}"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
SpaceView-24 is a high-resolution passive optical imaging telescope used on commercial low Earth orbit imaging satellites.[^usgs-spaceview24-characterization][^wmo-spaceview24] It has a 24 cm aperture and a four-band visible optical channel set spanning roughly 450-700 nm.[^usgs-spaceview24-characterization][^wmo-spaceview24] Spatial sampling is 0.8-0.9 m pixel ground sample distance in characterized imagery and 1 m at the subsatellite point.[^usgs-spaceview24-characterization][^wmo-spaceview24] The nadir swath is about 6 km for the assessed satellite configuration.[^usgs-spaceview24-characterization] SpaceView-24 has demonstrated use for high-resolution repeat optical imaging and optical time-series change detection, where narrow-swath sub-metre-class scenes are more important than broad-area single-pass coverage.[^usgs-spaceview24-characterization][^wmo-spaceview24]

## Compositional position
- blacksky (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> SpaceView-24

## Sources
- [usgs-spaceview24-characterization] | USGS System Characterization Report on the BlackSky Global Multispectral Sensor | https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20211030O | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16 | published=2023-06-06
- [wmo-spaceview24] | WMO OSCAR instrument record: SpaceView 24 | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/spaceview_24 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [l3harris-spaceview] | L3Harris SpaceView small satellite imaging solutions | https://www.l3harris.com/all-capabilities/spaceview-small-satellite-imaging-solutions | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-16

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