COSMO-SkyMed 1 and 2 are positioned at 180° from each other, meanwhile COSMO-SkyMed 3 and 2 at 67.5° in the so-called "one-day interferometry configuration".
In this configuration the first and second satellite allow an interferometric repeat cycle of 8 days and the third and second satellite make possible interferometric acquisitions with a decorrelation time equal to only 1 day, the third and fourth satellite make possible interferometric acquisitions with a decorrelation time equal to only 1 day. This's why COSMO-SkyMed is very useful for disaster emergency observation.
Programming level | Description |
Standard | Standard Order must be sent before 12:00 UTC two days before start of collection window. |
Fast | Order must be sent before 03:00 UTC one day before start of collection window. |
Emergency | Orders must be sent before 16:30 UTC one day before start of collection window. |
Cancellation notice | Description |
Standard or fast programming | Before 10 am UTC the day before the start of the requested collection window. |
After 10 am UTC the day before the start of the requested collection window. | |
Emergency programming | Cannot be cancelled |
Processing Level | Description |
Standard | Within three working days from acquisition / order from Archive |
Fast | Within one working day from acquisition / order from Archive |
Near Real-Time ( NRT ) | Within 1 to 8 hours from data availability at station ( If this time is exceeded, only the relevant processing and delivery fee will apply – Standard or Fast ) |