Honeybee Zero (HB0), planned for launch in 2026, will have expanded hyperspectral coverage from visible to shortwave infrared. The sensor will be equipped to provide hyperspectral imagery of ~450 bands total in the 400-2550 nm range at a GSD of 8 meters.
Mission Characteristics
| Parameters | Honeybee- Zero (HB-0) |
| Ground Spatial Distance (GSD) | 8 meters |
| Swath | 5 km - VSWIR |
| Wavelength range | 400 - 2550 nm |
| Total available bands | ~450 - VSWIR |
| Orbit | Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) 97.45° inclination |
| Altitude | 500 - 550 km (TBD) |
| Equator Crossing Time | 10 - 11 AM |
| Off-nadir angle (ONA)/slew | +/- 30° (+/-20° recommended) |
| Revisit time | 15 days |
| Cloud cover thresholds | <20% |
| Imagery bit depth | 10 bits of dynamic range, stretched to fill a 16-bit container |
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