SPOT5 THR mode

SPOT Earth observation satellites are based upon the PUSH- BROOM acquisition principle whereby a CCD linear array acquires images row by row, perpendicularly to the satellite track, with columnwise displacement being generated by the satellite's motion on its orbit.

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