VENµS: PERFORMANCES AND FIRST RESULTS AFTER 11 MONTHS IN ORBIT

Abstract

VENμS is a joint space system venture of Israeli and French governments for Earth observation (EO). The scientific mission focuses on vegetation and land surface monitoring. VENμS was launched on August 1 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">st</sup> 2017. It provides 5 and 10 m resolution images in 12 shortwave spectral bands every two days over a set of scientific sites, with constant view angle and overpass time. This article presents the objectives of the mission, its main characteristics and products. It summarizes the scientific programme and the ongoing commissioning phase.