Pass computation
Elevation, azimuth, duration and maximum elevation for every compatible satellite over the AOI. Heavy propagation runs in a worker so the map never stutters.
Stages 01 – 03
Collection & Tasking
Define the area, find the windows, place the order. Everything upstream of the image, from a polygon on a map to a confirmed acquisition with an operator.
01 · Define
Areas of interest, with the metadata that actually matters
- Create any way you work — draw a polygon, rectangle or point on the map, import GeoJSON, KML/KMZ or XLSX, or create one manually.
- Rich attributes — buffer, tags, priority, status, request type, client reference, and a full per-AOI action history.
- GeoIdentify — reverse-geocoding names the place automatically, single or in batch.
- AOI Center — a dedicated management and monitoring panel for the whole portfolio.
- Direct map interaction — hover for a mini toolbar, click for the detail panel, double-click to zoom, right-click for a quick order.
- Undo / redo — a snapshot stack for every edit, with server-side save and reload.
- Export — GeoJSON, one AOI at a time or the whole set.
AOI Management Center · table view with per-area detail
02 · Plan
Every pass, scored before you commit budget
SGP4 propagation on TLEs refreshed twice a day from CelesTrak, over the satellites you selected, for the next seven days.
Opportunity scoring
Each window is scored on maximum elevation, forecast cloud cover, sun elevation and off-nadir angle — so the shortlist is ranked, not just listed.
Next Pass
Pick any observation point and get the next ten passes over seven days. Global opportunity windows are one click from the header.
Coverage heatmap
Pass and coverage density rendered directly on the map, so gaps in your constellation selection are visible instead of implied.
Sun & terminator
Day/night overlay and solar angle, plus sensor swath corridors drawn as ground footprints.
Analytics & conflicts
Acquisition analytics, operator comparison, quality scoring, and a conflict engine that catches two orders competing for the same satellite window.
Catalog: 501 satellites across 29 operators — Planet (142), Spire (70), CGSTL (60), ICEYE (45), HawkEye 360 (36) and 24 more — filterable by resolution (≤30 cm to >1.5 m), sensor type and operator. Real NORAD IDs, CelesTrak-sourced, updated by cron twice daily. Opportunities export to XLSX.
03 · Order
Archive search or direct tasking — one workflow either way
Search the archives
Unified multi-provider search returns STAC Feature 1.0 across every connected catalog. Browse archives, build multi-source bundles combining several providers, and keep them in a STAC basket you can refresh or cancel.
Task the satellite
Direct operator tasking for Planet, Capella, Maxar, Spire, Airbus OneAtlas and Satellogic. Submission, delivery download and status polling are handled inside SatView.
Order wizard
Multi-step, with a live cost estimator so budget is visible before confirmation.
Mission Planner
Visual drag-and-drop planning against a running budget, plus a tasking optimizer for schedule efficiency.
Weather-aware
Open-Meteo forecasts feed straight into planning, so cloud risk is priced in at scheduling time.
Embargoed zones
Requests over embargoed countries are checked automatically before the order goes through, against the zone list your organization maintains.
Order lifecycle
Submitted
Accepted
Planned
Uplinked
Acquiring
Downlinking
Processing
Delivered
Tracked in three views — timeline, kanban board and map — with a global Gantt across every AOI and satellite.
Connectors
Ten providers wired end-to-end
Each connector handles authentication, catalog search and ordering. Credentials are stored AES-256 encrypted per team, with a connection test and a health cache.
| Provider | Sensors | Capability |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus Defence & Space | Pléiades, SPOT — optical | Archive search · direct tasking |
| Maxar Technologies | WorldView — optical | Archive search · direct tasking |
| Planet Labs | Optical, daily revisit | Archive search · direct tasking |
| Capella Space | SAR | Archive search · direct tasking |
| Satellogic | Optical, multispectral | Archive search · direct tasking |
| Umbra | SAR — 0.16 m | Archive search |
| ICEYE | SAR | Archive search |
| BlackSky | Optical — 0.35 m | Archive search |
| UP42 | Aggregator, multi-sensor | Archive search |
| Copernicus / Sentinel | Optical, SAR — open data | Archive search · free |
The image is ordered. Now what?
Delivery is the halfway point — SatView takes the scene through processing and AI analysis next.