SatVu

Thermal infrared satellite images of heat, day or night, tasked by API under a SatVu contract.

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Mode
Made to order · days
Coverage
Global
Price
On request
Key
Required
Resale
Not allowed
AI training
Not stated

Eight links

0 of 8 links claimed · 0 evidenced

Compiled from public sources, unclaimed. What they mean

Each link
  1. 1. Real personNot stated

    Person · Not stated

    Still open: Captured by SatVu satellites, not people.

  2. 2. Captured locallyNot stated

    Camera · Not stated

    Still open: Not a signed capture, so none (STANDARD §3). What is stated: Captured by a HotSat mid-wave infrared (MCT) frame camera, as 'snap videos' of up to 25 frames in one second. The Primary product delivers every frame with its calibration parameters. Sensor origin is SatVu's own statement; it is not signed or C2PA-attested.

    Place · Claimed. Georeferencing starts from onboard attitude and orbit (AOCS) telemetry and is refined with tie points against Sentinel-2 mosaics, then orthorectified on the Copernicus GLO-30 DEM. Stated accuracy is 15 m CE90 or better for Surface Brightness Temperature (0-30 degrees off-nadir), or 200 m CE90 when refinement fails. An order is fulfilled only if a 1 km circle around the target is inside the scene.

    Still open: SatVu says its georeferencing accuracy was independently validated, but the Product Quality Assurance Report has not been published yet.

    Needs both: the weaker one counts.

  3. 3. Genuine deviceNot stated

    App · Not stated

    Still open: Delivered files carry STAC metadata but no published signature or checksum, so tampering after delivery cannot be detected. Only webhook notifications are signed. The order 'signature' field is an HS256 feasibility token, not a data signature.

  4. 4. Sealed captureNot stated

    Camera · Not stated

    Still open: Not a signed capture, so none (STANDARD §3). What is stated: Captured by a HotSat mid-wave infrared (MCT) frame camera, as 'snap videos' of up to 25 frames in one second. The Primary product delivers every frame with its calibration parameters. Sensor origin is SatVu's own statement; it is not signed or C2PA-attested.

    Content · Claimed. At delivery SatVu checks that the capture meets the order: the target circle is in the scene and cloud cover is within the limit (every image is cloud-assessed, with a per-pixel quality mask).

    Still open: Nothing is published for detecting altered imagery. Cloud classification is less accurate by day.

    Counts only with a stated signing mechanism (C2PA, a manifest).

  5. 5. Known timestampReported

    Time · Claimed. Each frame carries an acquisition-start timestamp in the frame index file and STAC metadata. The order API gives acquisition details and a timestamped status history.

    Still open: Timestamps are set by SatVu and not signed or independently time-stamped.

    A time stated, not attested (RFC 3161, a log): Reported.

  6. 6. Tracked in transitNot stated

    Custody record (optional field) · Not stated

  7. 7. Independently verifiedNot stated

    Cross-check · Not stated

    Still open: Nothing independent confirms individual captures. SatVu says its temperature calibration was checked against NOAA's VIIRS sensor, with results still to be published.

  8. 8. Delivered to youNot stated

    Delivery receipt (optional field) · Not stated

API

Needs a sales or approval step first.

base
https://api.satellitevu.com/otm/v2
auth
OAuth
access
By agreement
adapter
satvu
pay
invoice · an agent can pay
  • POST /{contract_id}/tasking/feasibilities/
  • POST /{contract_id}/tasking/price/
  • POST /{contract_id}/tasking/orders/
  • GET /{contract_id}/tasking/orders/{order_id}
  • GET /{contract_id}/tasking/orders/
  • POST /{contract_id}/search/
  • +1 more in the JSON

Rate limit. Not published.

Sources

32 sources
  1. Standard tasking (target, timeframe, off-nadir, cloud cover, day/night) and Assured tasking (specific pass, higher priority); recurring series; price estimation; REST API and web app; tasking needs a contract with the tasking product docs.satellitevu.com
  2. Feasibility is free, places no order, usually takes under a minute, and is not a capture guarantee; statuses pending/processing/failed/feasible/not feasible; Assured feasibility is mandatory and limited to the next 8 days; not available for series docs.satellitevu.com
  3. Order parameters; Assured delivery guaranteed regardless of cloud; series; licence and withhold add-ons; order and task statuses; 1 km circle fulfilment rule; scene about 4.5 x 3.5 km; free cancellation while staged docs.satellitevu.com
  4. Bearer tokens valid 60 minutes; Client ID/Secret from the user profile; contract ID in the URL path; base https://api.satellitevu.com/otm/v2/ docs.satellitevu.com
  5. OAuth2 client_credentials token request to https://auth.satellitevu.com/oauth/token with audience https://api.satellitevu.com/; list of APIs (ID, Wallet, Policy, Catalog, Orders, Tasking, Reseller) docs.satellitevu.com
  6. Authorization server metadata: client_credentials and other grants, no registration endpoint auth.satellitevu.com
  7. Tasking API OpenAPI: feasibility, price, order, status, list, search, download, series, outage endpoints; OrderStatus enum; Price in minor units; OpenID Connect security scheme api.satellitevu.com
  8. Standard tasking flow by API: feasibility, price with licence_level and addon:withhold, order, download link to a .zip docs.satellitevu.com
  9. Assured tasking flow: passes with signature from the feasibility response; order by signature docs.satellitevu.com
  10. Order status history, tasks endpoint, order search, modify and cancel endpoints docs.satellitevu.com
  11. Access only after an agreement with SatVu; contract credit limit; tasking invoiced only after successful delivery matching requirements docs.satellitevu.com
  12. Contract parameters: credit limit, products, licence options, geographical access (global or a region), catalog withhold options docs.satellitevu.com
  13. Example licence uplifts 0/50/100% and 7-day withhold uplift 30%; product currencies GBP/EUR; Policy API docs.satellitevu.com
  14. Webhooks follow Standard Webhooks, signed with a per-webhook secret; tasking:order_status topic docs.satellitevu.com
  15. Integration contract with simulated 'NotSat' data, not billed docs.satellitevu.com
  16. Reseller contracts; end-user KYC (name, company, country), usually about 5 minutes, sometimes 1-3 business days docs.satellitevu.com
  17. Python SDK 'satvu' on PyPI, Python 3.10+ docs.satellitevu.com
  18. satvu SDK version 0.12.0 pypi.org
  19. Capture-to-delivery within 72 hours at 95%; Standard window at least 7 days; orders at least 24 hours before TOI; 15 m / 200 m CE90; no minimum capture rate; Assured limited during the preliminary phase cdn.prod.website-files.com
  20. Snap videos of up to 25 frames; per-frame timestamps; AOCS georeferencing refined with Sentinel-2 tie points; GLO-30 orthorectification; independent validation and VIIRS comparison with results to be published in a PQAR; tasking product table cdn.prod.website-files.com
  21. Up to 3.5 m resolution, day and night; HotSat-2 commercially operational; HotSat-3 launched October 2026 and entering commercial operations shortly www.satellitevu.com
  22. MWIR sensor, 15 m CE90, scene about 3.5 x 4.5 km, all imagery cloud-assessed; deliverables COG, STAC JSON metadata, UDM, PNG www.satellitevu.com
  23. Standard and Assured tasking; 'Contact Sales'; feasibility and price check before ordering www.satellitevu.com
  24. EULA: non-exclusive, non-transferable licence; licence levels; ban on selling or supplying to third parties beyond the licence level (3.1.3); products licensed not sold (10.1); Data Derivatives; restricted territories (3.2); API licence for your own interfaces www.satellitevu.com
  25. Invoicing monthly or as agreed; payment within 30 days by ACH, wire or similar; minimum fees per term www.satellitevu.com
  26. HotSat-2 launched March 30, 2026 on Transporter-16 www.satellitevu.com
  27. HotSat-2 Start of Commercial Operations, June 29, 2026 www.satellitevu.com
  28. HotSat-3 launched on Transporter-18 and entering commissioning; with two satellites, revisit every 1-2 days, up to 12 times a day at northern latitudes www.satellitevu.com
  29. SkyFi sells SatVu archive and HotSat-2 Standard/Assured tasking with published pricing and no long-term contract, including through its MCP; HotSat-3 tasking expected early 2027 www.satellitevu.com
  30. HotSat-1 anomaly announced December 15, 2023 www.satellitevu.com
  31. No SatVu server in the official MCP Registry registry.modelcontextprotocol.io
  32. Assured tasking: the order signature is a feasibility token (JWT, HS256) docs.satellitevu.com
Notes

About. SatVu (Global Satellite Vu Ltd, London) operates the HotSat mid-wave infrared satellites, which image heat at up to 3.5 m resolution, day and night. Contract holders use its web app, REST API or Python SDK to run a free feasibility check, get a price and place Standard tasking orders (a date window of at least 7 days) or Assured orders (a chosen pass in the next 8 days), including recurring series. SatVu states delivery within 72 hours of capture, 95% of the time. HotSat-2 has been in commercial operation since June 2026. HotSat-3 launched in October 2026 and is being commissioned. SatVu tasking is also sold through SkyFi.

Price. from_usd 0 means not published, not free. Each contract has its own product prices and a credit limit. The price endpoint returns base, add-on and total amounts in minor currency units before you order. SatVu's documented example contract shows licence uplifts of 0% (Evaluation), 50% (single entity) and 100% (2-5 entities), and a 30% uplift for a 7-day catalog withhold. Contracts can carry a minimum purchase per term. SatVu says SkyFi also sells its imagery with published pricing and no long-term contract.

Coverage. Point targets only. A scene is about 3.5 x 4.5 km at nadir, and an order is fulfilled only if a 1 km radius around the point is fully in the scene. Each contract sets its geographical access, either global or a region. Cloud blocks thermal infrared; Standard orders set a cloud-cover limit, Assured orders do not. One satellite is operational today: HotSat-2 has been in commercial operation since June 2026. HotSat-3 launched in October 2026 and is being commissioned; SatVu says two satellites will give a 1-2 day revisit anywhere, and up to 12 a day at northern latitudes. SkyFi's announcement on SatVu's site says HotSat-3 tasking is expected in early 2027. HotSat-1 suffered an anomaly in December 2023.

Timing. "Capture-to-Delivery: ≤ 72 hours, measured monthly at 95% performance." Standard orders "require a minimum 7-day imaging window" and must be placed "≥ 24 hours prior to TOI"; Assured passes can be chosen "only... for the next 8 days". (source: SatVu Tasking Terms of Service PDF; the 72 h figure is not on the product pages)

Licence. SatVu's EULA (22 July 2026) grants a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence. Products are 'licenced, not sold' and SatVu keeps the IP. You choose a licence level per order. Commercial levels are single organisation, 2-5 entities, more than 5 entities, or public release. They allow internal non-commercial use, plus small web extracts with no georeferencing, at most 2048 x 2048 px and attributed '(c) [YEAR] SatVu'. Clause 3.1.3 bans selling or supplying imagery or derivatives to third parties beyond your licence level; reselling needs a separate reseller contract. Data Derivatives (contain no imagery and are irreversible) and algorithms you develop with the products stay yours (clause 10.3), but commercial use must be disclosed to SatVu first. The EULA does not mention AI or machine-learning training by buyers.

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