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e-GEOS

e-GEOS is an Earth observation and geospatial information company owned by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%). It is the exclusive worldwide distributor of COSMO-SkyMed, the X-band radar satellites of the Italian Space Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defence, and operates the civilian user ground segment at the Matera Space Centre. Its work covers the whole chain from acquisition to analytics: radar and optical processing, SAR interferometry for ground deformation, mapping, maritime surveillance and rapid mapping for emergencies. With its German subsidiary GAF, e-GEOS employs more than 500 people.

At a glance

Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Ownership
Telespazio 80% · ASI 20%
Fleet
5 COSMO-SkyMed satellites
Best resolution
0.3 × 0.5 m (Spotlight-2A)
Revisit
At least every 12 hours
Frequency
X-band, 9.6 GHz

Satellites

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation · CSG-1 to CSG-3

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation · CSG-1 to CSG-3

In orbit
Resolution
0.3 × 0.5 m Spotlight-2A · 0.6 m Spotlight-2B · 3 m Stripmap
Frequency
X-band, 9.6 GHz
Polarisation
Single or dual · full in QuadPol
Scene
3.5 × 7 km Spotlight-2A · 40 × 40 km Stripmap · 200 × 200 km ScanSAR-2
Orbit
620 km, sun-synchronous, dawn–dusk
Flying since
December 2019 (CSG-1)
CSG-3 image of Rome: the Tiber and the historic centre, January 2026
COSMO-SkyMed · CSK-2 and CSK-4

COSMO-SkyMed · CSK-2 and CSK-4

In orbit
Resolution
0.3 × 0.7 m Spotlight-2A · 0.9 m Spotlight-2 · 3 m Stripmap
Frequency
X-band, 9.6 GHz
Polarisation
Single · alternating in PingPong
Scene
5 × 7 km Spotlight-2A · 40 × 40 km Stripmap · 200 × 200 km ScanSAR Huge
Orbit
620 km, sun-synchronous, dawn–dusk
Flying since
December 2007 (CSK-2)