Skybox imaging’s first satellite SkySat-1 has taken the first high definition video of the Earth by a commercial remote sensing satellite! The video shows high resolution views of Tokyo, Bangkok, Baltimore, Las Vegas, and Aleppo, Syria. The resolution is high enough to view objects like shipping containers that impact the global economy while maintaining a level of clarity that does not determine human activity. SkySat-1 is the first satellite in a planned constellation of 24 imaging satellites. Knobbe Martens obtained patents covering the SkySat-1 satellite, its imaging detector, and methods for acquiring and analyzing the images and video.
